A couple of rallies from the Allen Community College softball team proved to be the difference when they took down Kansas City Kansas Community College at home Thursday.
The Lady Red Devils (12-25; 4-14) got ahead in the second inning and remained ahead throughout in a game one victory, 6-4. In game two, Allen was comfortably in the lead from the 4th inning on for an 8-4 win. Brooklyn Ellis and Skyler Jackson earned the wins for Allen.
Game one
The Blue Devils scored one run in the top of the first inning and were then held scoreless until the fourth inning. Allen got on top in the bottom of the second when they plated three runs. The Red Devils scored three more runs in the bottom of the third for a 6-1 advantage.
Ellis earned her fourth win of the season and the Lady Red Devils held on for a 6-4 win.
Kaitlyn Miller and Haley Gedrose each drove in a team-high two runs for Allen. Robin Todd, Ashley Tribble and Madisyn Havenstein each had a team-high two hits.
Ellis threw all seven innings in the circle, allowing four runs on six hits and striking out two.
Game two
Allen responded to a 2-0 deficit in the second inning with one run and then another five runs in the fourth for the 6-2 lead. The Lady Red Devils then tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning for the 8-4 win.
Tribble knocked in a team-high four runs for Allen while Brooklyn Goehring drove in three runs. Bailey Cravens, Goehring and Tribble each knocked two hits.
Jackson finished her start in the circle allowing four runs on seven hits through seven innings. She also struck out four KCK batters and walked three.
Allen plays at Labette County on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
