Katherine LeMonds

First win of the week!

On Tuesday night, the softball team played a good region match-up against Rockcastle at home at 6:00PM. They were coming off of a loss against Taylor County and were looking to get their first win of the week. This week, they will play four games total, all at home.

The first inning started off well. In the field they got three up, three down, playing stellar defense. At the plate, they strung some hits and walks together to put up two runs in the first inning.

However, the Rockets responded well and got some hits to make the score 2-2 at the middle of the second. The Rebels did not let this rattle them and they put up four more at the bottom.

The next couple of innings were very consistent in the field and behind the plate. Junior Havannah Maddox was making play after play in center field, tracking down balls and stealing hits. On defense, they held the Rockets to two runs the rest of the game. On the offensive side, the Rebels scored more runs to make the score 10-2 at the bottom of the third. Cambry Cheek and Katie Qualls came in clutch last night going four for four at the plate.

At the bottom of the sixth, sophomore Miley Finley hit a walk-off single to win the game in six innings, winning 12-2. Overall, the Rebels played great and got the results that they wanted.

Senior Cambry Cheek says, “I thought the game went really well; I can tell we are starting to click and everything is starting to come together. As we are getting closer and closer to the postseason, I see our potential and I think we have a great chance to make it to the region championship.”

The Rebels play again Wednesday at home versus Mercy Academy at 6:30PM. Be there to support these ladies!

One last district win!

Last night, the Rebel softball team faced off against the Lincoln County Patriots at their place. This game was essential for the Rebels because a win would guarantee them the number one seed going into the district tournament and would make them 4-0 in the district. They really needed this win for good momentum. Going into the game, having won the last four out of five games, they were ready for another dub!

In the first inning, the Rebels were unable to put runs on the board, struggling to get a solid hit off of K. Shelton. However, the Rebels upheld their end by keeping the Patriots to a goose egg on the scoreboard. At the end of the first, the score was tied 0-0.

In the top of the second, the Rebels strung some hits and walks together to make the score 3-0. Then they continued to hold the Patriots to nothing.

The rest of the game was similar with both teams inching to get runs. The next inning, the Rebels grabbed another run making the score 4-0.

However, Lincoln responded and stole back one more run off of two errors in the field. At the end of the fourth, the Rebels led 4-1. This lead continued all the way throughout the rest of the game, the Rebels winning 6-2.

Freshman pitcher Abby Peavler says, “The game went well. We all worked as a team to score and get outs on the field. Everyone was a team player and helped each other out when they were getting down.”

The Rebels will play again tomorrow night at home against Taylor County at 6PM! Be there to support these hard-working ladies!

Hard fight for the Rebels

Last Friday night, the Rebel softball team played Western Hills at home. This was their fourth game of the week and they were looking to get their fourth win.

They were coming off of a three game win streak against Danville Christian, Marion County, and Garrard County.

They knew going into this game that they would be facing up against a very competitive team. With both varsity pitchers out due to injuries, the Rebels pulled up eighth grader Caroline LeMonds to pitch.

Though nervous, she went out and gave it her all. The Rebels played stellar defense to hold Western Hills to one run until the fourth inning. At the plate, the Rebels were struggling to find gaps against Georgetown College Commit, A. Watson. They were making solid contact but the Wolverines’ defense was just as sharp as ours.

At the top of the fourth, Western Hills timed LeMonds up well enough to string some hits together. They ended up scoring eight runs in one inning to make the score 9-0. Watson continued to shut down batters for Boyle and held us to zero runs the whole game. Western Hills ended up securing the deal by scoring two more runs in the sixth to end the game 11-0.

Senior Katie Qualls says, “A lot of players were out this game, but this was the first game we played not fearing to lose. We played very smoothly and our defense was the best it’s been. The pitcher we faced was very good and it was great competition to see. Overall, I’m proud of the team’s progress and success last week.” The next day they responded well by taking the victory over Collins 4-2!

The Rebels will play again on Tuesday night against district rival, Lincoln County at 6PM.

Huge 24-12 victory for the Rebels!

Last night, the Rebel softball team traveled to Marion County to take on the Lady Knights. They were hyped up and ready to play after their big win over DCA on Monday.

The first inning started out BIG! The Rebels hopped on their pitcher quick, getting their timing down and finding ways to barrel up the ball. After stringing hits together and taking advantage of the walks and errors in the field, the Rebels ended the top of the first inning up 11-0.

In the field, two errors cost the Rebels four runs. At the end of the first, Boyle leads 11-4.

The second and third inning consisted of inching back on both teams. The Rebels scored five and the Knights scored one, making the score 16-5 at the end of the third. The fourth ended very similarly and the Rebels were set up to end the game in five innings. However, in the bottom of the fifth, the Rebels let up five runs on a few errors to keep the Knights in the game. This caused the game to go a full seven innings, lasting three and a half hours long. At the end of seven, the score was 24-12.

Overall, the Rebels had a great night at the plate with 19 hits, 21 RBI’s, and 24 runs scored. To top it all off, Addie Cannon and Cambry Cheek went yard to make the game even more exciting.

Senior Cambry Cheek says, “Yesterday we came out with our heads in the right place. We came out ready to play and that’s exactly what we did. Our hitting was on point last night which made up for some errors made in the field. Overall, I am very proud of how we played and I’m ready to come out and play again tonight!”

The Rebels play again tonight in a huge district matchup against Garrard County at their place. Be there to support these ladies!

Rough day at the Tri-State Showcase

Last Friday, the Rebels traveled three hours away to kick off some softball.

They arrived in Boyd County with the intent to play three games, one on Friday night at 9pm against Johnson Central and the other two on Saturday at 10am and 2pm against Raceland and Notre Dame Academy.

However, due to the weather, the game on Friday night was canceled. The Rebels got some team bonding in at their hotel and when they traveled to eat at Texas Roadhouse as a team!

The next morning, they got up bright and early to compete with two very good teams. Unfortunately, the Rebels didn’t come out so hot. Raceland gained an early lead of 6-0 at the bottom of the second. The Rebels’ heads quickly went down after multiple errors in the field.

However, their hits started to fall at the top of the third when they came back to make the score 6-3, Rams leading. The bottom of the third was just as hard on the Rebels, as they gave up seven runs off of errors. They couldn’t battle off enough hits to gain any more runs and the Rebels ended up losing 17-3.

The next game, the Rebels came out fighting. They needed redemption from their last game and so they came out with a purpose.

The Rebels held off Notre Dame Academy for the first two innings. Meanwhile, they were struggling finding their timing against D1 Pittsburgh commit Gwen Sparks. Sparks had an epic rise ball and had velocity like no other. Though some Rebels found ways to get on base, they were left stranded on the diamond. Notre Dame kept inching runs and kept fighting to gain a larger lead. At the end of seven, Notre Dame Academy ended up winning 10-0.

Right fielder Addie Cannon says, “Over the weekend, I don’t think we played to our full potential. We didn’t come out ready to play all together as a team. We are better than what we showed on Saturday. However, I think we got better from this experience as it was very eye-opening and highlighted some faults of ours.”

The Rebels will play again on Wednesday at Marion County at 6pm.