SOFTBALL O'HARA WIN TWO MORE

LADY CELTICS CLING TO SECOND PLACE IN WWC WITH TWO WINS The O’Hara softball team maintained their second place standing in the West Central Conference by defeating Clinton and Saint Pius during their Homecoming week. The Lady Celtics had lost their two games to the league leading Tigers from Warrensburg, the most recent was a 13-3 game in which O’Hara’s only runs came by way of Andi Davis’ three-run homer. But the team rebounded with a 12-5 win over the Clinton Cardinals and a 14-4 win over the Saint Pius Warriors. Brittany Gallatin was the winning pitcher in the game with the Cardinals and Melissa Batiz for the game with the Warriors. In the Clinton contest, the Cardinals jumped to a three run lead in the first inning on four hits, but the Celtics matched that with three of their own. The early tie game was broken in the second inning with Patrice Jackson’s three-run homer, and in the third inning six more runs crossed the plate for O’Hara. At Saint Pius, the Celtics went to work right away with three first inning runs. Clean singles by Andi Davis, Lindsey Davis, Caitlin Croker, and Patrice Jackson, along with Kelly Bachkora’s double provided the punch. Three more O’Hara runs materialized in the next inning capped by a triple by Patrice Jackson. Jackson went on to hit two more triples in game, an O’Hara record. Remaining on the O’Hara schedule are games in the Jefferson City Helias Tournament and two West Central Conference games with Smith-Cotton and Saint Pius.