The Lady Tigers scored two runs in the 6th inning to break a 4-4 tie, and went on to beat Nixa 6-5 on the road Tuesday.
A one-out single by Lauren Strobel started the winning rally for Republic. The took third on a groundout, then scored on an infield single by Stephanie Eckhoff. Eckhoff advanced to second on an error, then scored on a single by Rachael Michaelis.
A solo homer in the bottom of the 7th made it close, but Eckhoff shut Nixa down to pick up the win.
Eckhoff finished with three hits, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Strobel also scored twice. Michaelis and Taylor Gold added two hits for the Lady Tigers.