Area Roundup

By Staff
from staff reports
March 5, 2004
West Lauderdale remained perfect with its sixth victory on Thursday, a 5-0 prep baseball win over Forest.
Bo Davis pitched a complete game for the Knights, giving up two hits and striking out four. Davis was also West Lauderdale's only batter with multiple hits, tallying a home run and single with two RBIs.
Dave Woods blasted another home run for the Knights, and Tyler Vick and Parker Temple each recorded singles.
PREP SOFTBALL
Meridian 13
Choctaw Central 0
Meridian High School used an eight-run seventh inning to outpace Choctaw Central on Thursday, shutting out the Lady Warriors for a 13-0 prep softball win.
Brandi Limerick, who allowed just two hits, picked up the win for Meridian, now 3-2. Limerick's record also improved to 3-2.
Artesian Boyd led the Lady Wildcats with two doubles. Ebonee Ball had a double and a single, and Tiffany Hickman recorded two singles.
Meridian plays Newton County today.
Will Bardwell
Union 12
Carthage 1
Union High School opened its season in a big way on Thursday, running away from Carthage 12-1 in four and a half innings.
Lindsay Walker held Carthage to three hits and is 1-0 after the win.
Lauren Kennedy led the Lady Yellowjackets with four RBIs on a home run and a single. Deeann Cleveland hit a two-RBI single for Union, and Morgan Milling hit a triple.
The Lady Yellowjackets play again Saturday at Neshoba Central.
Will Bardwell
PREP TENNIS
Newton Co. 3
Forest 2
Newton County swept both doubles matches on Thursday to edge Forest 3-2 in prep tennis.
Kennard Johnson won the boys' singles match for Newton County with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Justin Hurdle. Forest's Katie Sahler took the girls' singles match with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 win against Kalen Anderson.
The combo of Noah Cook and Devarus Walker took a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 boys' doubles win from Newton County versus Matt Wade and Joseph Cieglo. Newton County's Lauren McDonald and Dru Anderson beat Molly Cieglo and Megan Harrell of Forest with a 6-1, 6-3 match.
In the mixed doubles match, Forest's Wade Brown and Rebecca Myers beat Josh Cook and Maggie McDill of Newton County 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.
Will Bardwell