[2/28/04]The ball just couldn’t seem to bounce the Lady Vikes’ way as a pair of small mistakes cost them the game.

Shannon McGowan scored Terry’s lone run and Stacey Farmer pitched a seven-inning shutout to lead the Lady Bulldogs past Warren Central 1-0 on Friday.

Lauren Anderson gave up four hits and struck out 13 for the Lady Vikes (1-2) but took the loss on an unearned run.

“We got our bats on the balls, but every time we got up we just hit it to somebody or in the infield,” Anderson said. “We didn’t get any hits out in the outfield like we needed, but this just shows you that one mistake can cost you the game. And that’s what happened.”

McGowan led off the top of the sixth inning by reaching on an error. Lindsey Farmer followed with a double, and McGowan got caught in a rundown between third and home.

WC catcher Kristen Ashley threw the ball to Shawn Johnson at third base, and McGowan took off for home. Johnson’s throw back sailed wide of Anderson at the plate and McGowan scored.

“The run that they scored is our mistake,” WC coach Lucy Young said. “We kind of panicked here on that play at third. We should have just run and taken her back.”

Warren Central had a chance to tie it in the bottom of the seventh, but failed to capitalize.

Brittany Fuller led off with a single, and Keisha Blue reached base on an error.

Anderson then grounded to third where Randi Lee Green touched her base for the force out. Green then overthrew first base, and Blue and Anderson advanced.

But Blue stopped at third base while the fielders were still fumbling with the ball at the fence.

“There was a base-running error on us not coming in and at least plating one to tie the ballgame up,” Young said. “It was our mental mistakes, and in fast-pitch softball and baseball, you can win on other people’s mistakes.”

Terry then intentionally walked seventh-grader Mandy Fuller to load the bases with one out.

Alicia Wright popped up to first base, and Andi Hearn grounded out to the pitcher to end the game.

Warren Central never could figure out Farmer’s pitches. The speed of her throws was low, but she mixed in a lot of off-speed pitches to keep the Lady Vikes guessing.

“She wasn’t near as fast and a variety of things like we saw last night against Madison,” Young said. “So I had hoped that we would have hit better, more quality hits.”