Lauren Strobel was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs, and Rachel Rook struck out nine in a 3-0 shutout over Nixa Tuesday.
Strobel’s homer, her first of the year, put the Lady Tigers ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the 1st inning.
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In the 2nd, Abby Norris led off with a double, advanced to 3rd on a passed ball, and scored on an RBI groundout by Morgan Cantrell.
Republic made it 3-0 in the 5th, when Molly Zinecker reached on a bunt single and came around to score on a single by Strobel.
Norris and Strobel each had two hits for the Lady Tigers.
Rook allowed only four hits in seven innings, and did not walk a batter to go along with her nine strikeouts.
The Lady Tigers improve to 10-3. They return to action in another COC game against Willard Thursday on the road.
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