Porter’s Chapel softball beats WCCA for third win in a row

Published 10:23 pm Thursday, August 8, 2024

Suddenly, Porter’s Chapel Academy’s softball team has itself a winning streak.

The Lady Eagles erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to surge past Wilkinson County Christian Academy 11-5 on Thursday.

It was PCA’s (4-4) third consecutive victory, after it had lost four of its first five games.

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The Lady Eagles trailed 5-3 entering the bottom of the sixth inning and then played some small ball to take control.

Mia Abdo and Marley Bufkin both had RBI bunt singles, and two more runs scored on an error on Bufkin’s bunt to put PCA ahead 7-5. Two walks loaded the bases, and then Kinsley Luke hit an RBI single and Coley Potter a two-run triple.

Pinch-runner Jayden Chapin stole home for the final run of the inning to make it 11-5. PCA pitcher Sophie Masterson worked around a walk in the top of the seventh inning to close out the game.

Masterson pitched all seven innings and had three strikeouts.

Luke was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored to lead PCA’s offense, while Bufkin had Potter each had two RBIs.

Porter’s Chapel will take the weekend off, and then is back on the field Monday at 7 p.m. against River Oaks at Key City Park (formerly Sports Force Parks).