SHS Splits at Battle In Batesville

BATESVILLE - Starkville split its pair of games at the Battle in Batesville on Saturday.

The Lady Jackets rallied past Lake Cormorant, 8-6, in five innings and dropped a 9-8 decision to St. Benedict, out of the state of Tennessee., to wrap up the day.

In the game asgainst LCHS, SHS put together a three-run fifth to record the win. 

The Lady Jackets were led by sophomore Leigh Parker Morgan's pair of hits, including a double in the contest. Freshman Aly Foote drove in a pair of runs on a single, while Kalyn Kent added an RBI single.

Kent highlighted the offense in the setback to St Bendict with a three-hit performance, including an RBI single. Morgan and junior Sadie Foote also has multo-hit games with a pair of hits in the game. Morgam and Foote connected on home runs.