SOFTBALL: Lady Chaps swept in Clarendon series
Clarendon College completed a four-game series sweep of Midland College with 6-4 and 9-8 victories on Saturday in Western Junior College Athletic Conference play.
Staff Report
Midland Reporter-Telegram
CLARENDON, TEXAS - Clarendon College completed a four-game series sweep of Midland College with 6-4 and 9-8 victories on Saturday in Western Junior College Athletic Conference play.
The Lady Chaparrals fell to 15-17 overall and 10-16 in WJCAC play after dropping their eighth straight game.
In the first game, Clarendon (23-15, 17-9) had a 5-0 lead until MC scored four runs in the fifth inning to pull to within a run.
Aliyah Lara was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, while Marlee Moala had two RBI for the Lady Chaps.
MC had an 8-2 lead in through four innings in the final game, before Clarendon rallied for seven runs in the fifth inning to take the lead for good.
For MC, Aaliyah Hunter was 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored; Moala was 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored; and Tajanae Davis was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
MC will next host Western Texas College in the final WJCAC series of the year, beginning with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Friday.
Game 3
CLARENDON COLLEGE 6, MIDLAND COLLEGE 4
Midland 000 040 0 --4 5 0
Clarendon 040 101 x --6 7 1
Pearl Marquez and Gisselle Dominguez. Valadez, Garcia (6) and Delrosario. W – Marquez. L – Valadez. 2B – CC: Garcia. 3B – MC: Aaliyah Hunter; CC: Ball, Rodriguez.
Game 4
CLARENDON COLLEGE 9, MIDLAND COLLEGE 8
Midland 232 100 0 --8 11 3
Clarendon 020 070 x --9 7 4
Marlee Moala, Emily Maddux (5), Marquez (6) and Dominguez. Tejeda and Martinez. W – Tejeda. L – Maddux. 2B – MC: Hunter, Jaylene Partida. 3B – CC: Delrosario. HR – MC: Moala; CC: Rodriguez, Eugene.
Records: Midland College 15-17, 10-16 in WJCAC; Clarendon College 23-15, 17-9
Next:
Western Texas College at Midland College (DH), 1 p.m. Friday