MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s softball and baseball teams fell hard to visiting Frontenac High’s Raiders Monday.
The Wildcat girls lost 19-1 in four innings and 20-2 in three innings.
It was 7-1 through three innings in the first game. The Lady Raiders scored 12 runs in the fourth for the 19-1 win.
Kailey Boyd cut Frontenac’s 2-0 lead in half with a first-pitch home run for Marmaton Valley. That was the only hit of the game for the Wildcats, coming in the first inning.
Tabitha Ford was the losing pitcher. She walked 14, gave up two hits, hit seven batters and struck out three.
In the second game, Frontenac scored with eight runs in the first, 10 in the second and two more in the third. The Wildcats girls got single runs in the first and second innings.
Boyd, Caysha Houk and Kayla Beth each had a single.
Tapanga Turner and Boyd pitched for Marmaton Valley. Turner went two innings, giving up 18 runs on 10 walks, six hits and two hit batters. Boyd allowed two runs on one hit, one walk and one hit batter.
“Our pitching remains an issue. If we take away the walks and hit batters, the score would be totally different,” said Brenda Mills, MVHS softball coach. “Our fielding does a pretty good job.”
ON THE BASEBALL diamond, Frontenac beat Marmaton Valley 19-7 in five innings and 11-1.
The Raiders were up 5-4 after two then scored 12 runs in the third inning of the opener. The Wildcats had no answer.
Jimmy Frye pitched three innings for the Cats and allowed 17 runs on 16 hits, two walks and one hit batter. Ryan Smith finished up on the mound, giving up two runs on three walks and struck out two.
Cole Becker led the Wildcat offense with three singles. Gage Stewart had two base hits as did Derrick Carr. Smith and Taylor Lhuillier each had a double.
Hitting a single each were Frye, Daylen Houk and Sage Hall.
