Lady Cats lose two to Prairie View

Louisburg sophomore Emalee Overbay makes contact with a pitch during Thursday’s home opener against Prairie View. The Lady Cats fell to the Buffalos 8-2 and 17-0 at Lewis-Young Park.

The Louisburg softball team hit another rough patch Thursday when it hosted Prairie View for its home opener at Lewis-Young Park.

Although the Lady Cats scored their first runs of the year, it wasn’t enough to get past the Buffalos as they fell 8-2 and 17-0. Louisburg did see some positives, especially in the first game.

Louisburg (0-6) found itself down 7-0 in the fifth inning, but with one swing of the bat, junior Miranda White put the Lady Cats on the board for the first time. White hit a solo home run and also had a double to lead Louisburg with two hits.

The Lady Cats added a run in the seventh when Christina Dalrymple scored on an RBI from Hailey Crowder. Allyssa Griggs and Isabelle Hutson also had hits for Louisburg.

Griggs started the game for Louisburg and gave up the eight runs, however only one of them was earned as the Lady Cats committed eight errors behind her. She also struck out five batters.

It didn’t get much better in the nightcap as Prairie View struck early and Louisburg wasn’t able to climb back in. The Buffalos scored seven runs in the first and 10 in the second to pull away.

Emalee Overbay, Dalrymple and Crowder all had hits for Louisburg in the three-inning game.

Louisburg will try for its first win tonight when it hosts Eudora for a doubleheader at Lewis-Young Park. First pitch is set for 4:30 p.m.