After a pair of demolition derbies of their run by means of the district brackets, the Key West Girl Conchs performed for a regional championship this week.
Key West superior on to the 4A Area 4 semifinals after incomes a bye for the quarterfinals. They confronted Lourdes Academy, making quick work of the Royal Lions. The Girl Conchs received by way of mercy rule after 5 innings, however not earlier than Vera Rodger amassed three hits, together with a pair of doubles. Shylo Sanchez doubled and tripled and Kaleya Cervantez added a triple to her stats as effectively. Key West had 12 hits in complete, then went on a stealing spree. Lilee Gage stole two of the crew’s complete of 5 stolen bases. Sophomore Brianna Brenner pitched 5 unbelievable innings, putting out eight, strolling three and giving up simply three hits. The 12-3 win put Key West into the district championship recreation on Could 1 in opposition to American Excessive Faculty.
It was extra of the identical for the overpowered Patriots. The six-inning recreation ended early after an 11-run onslaught, propelled by Alexa Condella’s 5 RBIs off a single and double. Shylo Sanchez and Lucy Katz doubled and Tavyn Gage, Lilee Gage and Aaliyah McLeod every added one base hit to the depend. Brenner had one other wonderful exhibiting within the circle, fanning six, strolling none and giving up 4 hits for a single unearned run. The win sealed the deal for Key West, incomes them the 4A District 16 title and a spot in brackets at regionals.
The Girl Conchs joined 31 different groups nonetheless within the hunt for a state title, with regional quarterfinals slated for Could 7 (outcomes not out there at press time). Their opponent was Barron Collier, the District 12 champs. A win in opposition to Barron Collier would place the Conchs within the regional semis on Could 13 in opposition to the winner of the Archbishop McCarthy vs. Dr. Joaquin Garcia contest.
Marathon’s quest for postseason {hardware} got here to an finish at Moore Haven on April 29, when the Terriers nipped away the Fins’ probabilities for a district title of their first season within the FHSAA 1A Rural classification. Moore Haven dispatched the Dolphins in three innings, ending the district semifinal recreation early by way of mercy rule. Shynell McGuire registered the lone hit of the day for Marathon within the 15-0 loss, basically closing out the season for the Fins, who completed with a 9-7 document.
