By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— In a win-or-go- home third game of the State Championship series, Plainview fell to Pisgah with a score of 3-0 held on Friday, May 20, 2016.

STATE Championship Series Game 1

In the first game of the Class 3A Softball State Tournament, held on Friday,  May 20, 2016, Plainview defeated Prattville Christian, 3-2.  In the first inning, Annabelle Brown got on base with a walk. Kenzie Traylor and Bailey Smart got on base due to errors bringing in Brown for the score.  Kennedi Traylor brought little sister, Kenzie in with a single.  Lacee Kirk brought in Smart with a single.  Making the score 3-0 as the first inning was completed.

In the third, the Prattville Lady Panthers put two points on the board.

Kenndi Traylor took the win on the mound, only allowing two hits and a walk in the last four innings of the game.

STATE Championship Series Game 2

In the second game of the Class 3A Softball State Tournament,held on Friday, May 20, 2016,  Plainview faced the Dale County Warriors.  They were defeated by the Lady Warriors, 8-4.

STATE Championship Series Game 3

In the third game of the Class 3A Softball State Tournament,held on Friday, May 20, 2016, Plainview met a familiar foe, the Pisgah Lady Eagles.  Plainview had faced Pisgah five other times during the season, winning 2 out of 5.

After walking two of Pisgah’s players, and the score was 1-0 in the first, Bailey Smart was replaced on the mound by Kenzi Traylor.

Plainview drew a couple walks to put Kennedi Traylor and Casey Eddings on base with no outs.  There was a strike out and a grounder to end the Bear scoring threat.

In the third, Macy Anderson hit a homerun in the third to make the score 2-0.  In the fifth, Pisgah got two hits to make the score 3-0.

Plainview seemed to have a chance for redemption in the seventh but errors and strikeouts gave them their fourth loss to Pisgah to end the series.

Lacee Kirk went 2-for-3 at the plate and had 2 doubles, Bailey Smart and Tobi Trotter both finished the game with 1-for-3.  Senior, Casey Edding finished her softball career at Plainview with a single, walk, and was hit by a pitch.  She will continue her softball career at Shorter University.