The Lady Tigers’ softball team went 4-1 this weekend at the Springfield Varsity Invitational softball tournament, capturing third place overall. Republic’s only loss came in the semifinals to Lee’s Summit North, 11-6. The Lady Tigers rebounded to beat Purdy in the 3rd place game.
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On Friday, Republic won three games, defeating Joplin, Cassville, and Aurora by a combined score of 32-5.
In their opener against Joplin, the Lady Tigers exploded for a 16-1 win. Emily Hall homered and Rachel Rook struck out six in three innings to earn the win. Lauren Strobel scored three runs and drove in three more.
In their second game, Republic jumped ahead of Cassville 11-0 and held on for an 11-4 victory. Angel Serles was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
The Lady Tigers wrapped up day one of the tournament with a 5-0 win over Aurora. Rachel Rook struck out ten batters and allowed only three hits. Kami Holt had two hits, including a triple, and two RBIs for the Lady Tigers.
Against Lee’s Summit North, each team scored a single run in the 1st inning, but Lee’s Summit North scored three in the 3rd, three in the 5th, four in the 6th, and a single run in the 7th to put the game away. Strobel had three hits for Republic in a losing cause.
In the 3rd place game against Purdy, Rook struck out 11 and shut out the Lady Eagles in an 8-0 win. Taylor Gold had two hits, and Angel Serles tripled and scored twice for the Lady Tigers.
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