Vidalia Lady Indians Notch Two Big Wins in Challenging Week
Vidalia Lady Indians' roller-coaster week concludes with a 2-2 record after a series of highs and lows. The team showcased its resilience with a couple of big wins before facing tough defeats. The week also featured an extra-innings game called due to weather, adding to the dramatic storyline.
VHS took on the Lady Falcons of East Laurens on Monday, were at rival Toombs County on Tuesday, and played the Lady Yellow Jackets of Wayne County on Wednesday. They then took part in the Jeff Davis Diamond Day on Saturday where they played the host Lady Yellow Jackets of Jeff Davis, and the Lady Gryphons of the Academy for Classical Education. vs. East Laurens
The Lady Indians started the week on a high note, defeating East Laurens in a thrilling 6-5 walk-off victory on Monday. Vidalia's offense got on the board early with a 2-run single by Anastyn Blewett in the first inning. The Lady Falcons answered with a run in the top of the second inning to close the lead to 2-1. Vidalia made it 3-1 with a run on a passed ball in the bottom of the second inning.
Vidalia added another run in the fourth inning, but the Falcons tied the game at 4-4 in the top of the fifth inning with 3 more runs. A single by CK Hamilton gave Vidalia a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the fifth before East Laurens hit a home run in the sixth to tie the game at 5, setting up the extra-inning heroics.
The game was tied 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning when Deidra Boston came through with an RBI double, scoring the winning run, 6-5. vs. Toombs County Tuesday saw the Lady Indians' offense explode for a decisive 16-9 victory over rival Toombs County. The offense accumulated 10 hits and 9 walks, demonstrating their patience and power at the plate.
Toombs scored first with a run in the bottom of the first inning, but Vidalia came roaring back in the fourth inning, continued from page
scoring 8 runs on 4 hits to take an 8-1 lead. The biggest blow in the inning was a single by Tori Polke that drove in 2 runs.
Toombs came back with 5 runs in the bottom of the frame to close the lead to 8-6, but 4 more runs from VHS in the top of the fifth inning, including a base clearing double from Paisley Ledford put them on top, 12-6. VHS added 2 more in the sixth inning to make it, 14-6.
Toombs did plate 3 more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but 2 more from VHS in the top of the seventh gave the Indians a 16-9 victory.
Paisley Ledford led the charge with a standout performance, driving in 4 runs on 2 hits, including a double in the fifth inning and a single in the fourth. Tori Polke earned the win for Vidalia, striking out 10 batters over 7 innings, allowing 9 runs (4 earned) and walking 4. vs. Wayne Co.
On Wednesday, VHS fell to Wayne County 10-3. The Lady Yellow Jackets broke the game open with 8 runs in the second inning, a deficit Vidalia couldn't overcome. Anastyn Blewett took the loss for Vidalia, giving up 10 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits, striking out 1 and walking 3 over 2 innings. Aubrey Jones pitched in relief for 4 innings, surrendering only 1 hit and 2 runs (zero earned).
Vidalia did score a run in the third inning and 2 more in the fifth inning, but it was not enough as they lost the game, 10-3. vs. Jeff Davis
The week ended with a 13-1 loss to Jeff Davis at the Jeff Davis Diamond Day on Saturday. Vidalia's offense was held in check, collecting only 3 hits, with Deidra Boston, Aubrey Jones, and Tori Polke each getting one.
Jeff Davis jumped out to an early lead, scoring 5 runs in the first inning. They added 8 more runs in the second inning. VHS scored their only run of the game in the top of the third inning on a hit by Deidra Boston. vs. ACE
A scheduled game against the Academy for Classical Education on Saturday was called due to weather in the eighth inning, but it was a good game up until that point.
VHS took the early lead with a run in the top of the first inning. ACE came back with 2 in the bottom of the third inning to take a 2-1 lead. The Indians went back on top in the sixth inning with 2 more runs to lead, 3-2. VHS extended that lead on a 2-run home run by Boston in the top of the sixth inning.
ACE came back to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth inning with 3 runs, making the score 5-5. Neither team scored in the seventh inning, sending the game to extra innings.
In the top of the eighth inning Sadie Berry came through with a base clearing triple that scored Polke, Boston, and Ledford to give the Indians an 8-5 lead. Blewett followed that with a line drive into center to push the lead to 9-5.
But in the top of the eighth inning with 2 outs, the game was called due to weather with the Indians in the lead, 9-5.
This week VHS took on Wayne County on Monday after press time. They will be back in action on Thursday at Savannah Christian at 6:00 p.m.
