Double-digit inning propels Hubbard past Wortham

• Double-digit inning propels Hubbard past Wortham
• The Wortham Lil Dribblers Junior team recently won the national championship in Nocona. The team consisted of Lily Calame (0), Rylie Adams (5), Vayda Lehman (43), Alivia Carr-(41), Lexi Alvarado (42), Brenlie Spence (15), Makynzi Siders (4), Kaydence Hayes (30), Ollie Hogan (33), Reese Dunn (44), and coaches Casey Calame and Terrell Spence. The players are in the third and fourth grades. Courtesy Photos

The Wortham softball team lost to Hubbard, 16-2, in a District 16-2A game at Hubbard on Friday, April 12. The game was stopped after four and a half innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Hubbard erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to put the game away. They had scored one in the first and two in each of the second and third innings.

Wortham (10-13, 6-6 in District 14-2A) put up single tallies in the first and fourth innings.

Katelynn Spain and Megan Cryer each had a double and RBI for the Lady Bulldogs. Justice Atkins was 2-for-2 and scored a run. Dakota Butler also was 2-for-2.

Hubbard had 13 hits and took advantage of six Wortham errors.

Spain pitched three innings for Wortham and took the loss. She allowed 11 hits and 10 runs, of which five were earned. She struck out one and did not walk a batter.

Cryer pitched one inning and surrendered two hits and six runs, of which three were earned. She walked one and struck out one.

Wortham was scheduled to play at Frost on Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs will wrap up their regular season Friday, April 19, when they host Italy at 4:30 p.m.