CERRO GORDO — East Bladen scored six runs after two outs in the seventh inning Thursday night in beating West Columbus 11-6 in a Carolina Conference high school baseball game.
The win moved East Bladen (3-4, 2-0 Carolina) into a tie for first place in the league standings with Hobbton (4-2, 2-0 Carolina). West Columbus (5-3, 3-1 Carolina) suffered its first conference loss.
East Bladen’s last-inning rally began with a Davion Lewis triple to right. Jayce Hatcher, Isaiah Lee and Tyler Eason followed with singles that put the Eagles ahead 7-4. Josh Dawson was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Colton Daly had a run-producing single and Cade Rogers drove home two with a double that gave East Bladen an 11-4 lead.
West Columbus scored twice in the bottom of the seventh.
Hatcher and Daly each had two hits and three RBIs for East Bladen. Lee had two hits. Zach Sholar, Lewis, Eason, Dawson and Rogers each had a hit.
Eason pitched into the sixth inning and got the win. He allowed four runs on eight hits, struck out five and walked three. Hatcher pitched the final 1.2 innings and allowed a pair of unearned runs on two hits and struck out three.
Softball: East Bladen 18, West Columbus 8
In Cerro Gordo, Niyah Wooten went 5-for-5 with a double and triple and drove in five runs to lead an Eagles offense that pounded out 20 hits in a Carolina Conference victory. East Bladen scored in every inning except the third.
Leadoff batter Tatum Allen was 4-for-5 with two triples and five runs scored for East Bladen (3-4, 1-1 Carolina). Sierra Thompson had three hits. Gracie Edwards and Taylor Dowless each had two hits. Jenna Brice, Gracie Clark, Sophia Thompson and Aaliyah Monroe each had a hit.
Edwards and Brice combined on a three-hitter with eight strikeouts. Only two runs were earned as East Bladen was charged with four errors.
Girls’ Soccer: East Bladen 9, West Columbus 0
In Cerro Gordo, Macey Potter and Maylin McMichael each had hat tricks as the Eagles posted the shutout in a Carolina Conference match that was halted at half because of the goal rule. Julia Flowers, Bella Beard and Avianna Whittington also scored for East Bladen (3-3-1, 1-1 Carolina).
Girls’ Soccer: Lumberton 2, West Bladen 0
In Bladenboro, Brittney Hernandez and Sofia Benitez scored in the first half in the Pirates’ non-conference victory against West Bladen (0-6-1). Knights keeper Ashley Baiza Rivon made seven saves. Makenna Thurman had four steals and Faith Wren, Brittany Ramirez and Genesis Castro-Catarero each had three steals.
JV Girls’ Soccer: West Bladen 3, Lumberton 3
In Bladenboro, La’Naya Moore scored twice and had an assist on a goal by Alexandra Verdugo Gomez as the Knights and Lumberton played to a draw.
West Bladen (1-1-1) led 2-1 at half and were up 3-2 with about two minutes remaining before Lumberton netted the tying goal. Alejandra Clemente had four steals for the Knights. Keeper Giselle Lara had three saves.
JV Baseball: West Columbus 6, East Bladen 5
In Cerro Gordo, the Vikings took advantage of a pair of errors in the fourth inning to push across the deciding run and beat East Bladen. Omar Powell, Zamarion Pone, Chandler Wall, Fox Sutton, Gunner Lewis, Jackson Moffett and Ryne Priest had hits for the Eagles (1-4). East Bladen tied the game at 4-all in the top of the third and 5-all in the top of the fourth.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Baseball: Clarkton 6, Williams Township 5
In Clarkton, Jalin Ballard and Aiden Wooten combined on a six-hitter as the Blue Devils held off Williams Township. Owen Hall and Wooten each had two hits for the Blue Devils. Alondell Smith had a double. Hall scored three runs.
Clarkton (2-0) jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings and led 6-2 after four. Williams Township scored once in the fifth and two in the seventh before Wooten struck out the final batter.
Baseball: Bladenboro 24, Tabor City 8
In Tabor City, the Bulldogs opened their season with a decisive victory, scoring 14 runs in the fifth inning. Keithan Russ, Oxciel Campos, Triton Bordeaux and Greyland Nobles each had two hits for Bladenboro. Tyler Thurman, Colton Wilkins, Braylon Melvin and Ronderick Bellamy each had one hit.
Softball: Bladenboro 17, Tabor City 1
In Tabor City, the Bulldogs scored in every inning in rolling past Tabor City in the season opening game. Nora Chadwick had four hits to lead the Bladenboro offense. Ady Carroll, Kaylee Fisher and Carley Rhodes had three hits. Caity McLaurin had two hits. Emma Cain, Bella Hester, Kylee Davenport, and Eva Dove each had a hit.
Softball: Williams Township 14, Clarkton 0
In Clarkton, Williams Township exploded for 11 runs in the second inning in defeating the Blue Devils. Zoey Graham had a double and Skyy Johnson had a single for Clarkton.
Softball: Riverside Christian 10, Emereau 1
In Fayetteville, Riverside Christian used a four-run, second inning to open a 5-0 advantage en route to beating the Aviators (0-3). Alaina Wilkins scored Emereau’s lone run in the sixth inning.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Varsity: East Bladen 11, West Columbus 6
JV: West Columbus 6, East Bladen 5
Softball
East Bladen 18, West Columbus 8
Girls’ Soccer
Varsity: East Bladen 9, West Columbus 0
Varsity: Lumberton 2, West Bladen 0
JV: West Bladen 3, Lumberton 3
Track & Field
West Bladen at Fairmont
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Baseball
Clarkton 6, Williams Township 5
Bladenboro 24, Tabor City 7
East Columbus 17, Elizabethtown 0
Softball
Williams Township 14, Clarkton 0
Bladenboro 17, Tabor City 1
East Columbus 15, Elizabethtown 0
Riverside Christian 10, Emereau 1
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
West Bladen at Latta, S.C., JV 5 p.m., Varsity 6:30 p.m.
Girls’ Soccer
East Bladen at South Columbus, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
West Bladen at North Myrtle Beach, JV noon, Varsity 2:30 p.m.
Track & Field
East Bladen in N.C. Runner’s Elite Eastern Tour, Heide Trask, 10 a.m.
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