Macomb High sent 14 batters to the plate and scored 10 runs in the bottom of the first against Prairieland Conference foe West Prairie/Southeastern before withstanding a late Cyclones’ comeback to finally subdue WP/SE 17-5 in six innings Wednesday at MHS Field.
The first seven MHS batters reached against WP/SE starter Adriana Starks before freshman Arianna Soule came on relief for the Cyclones to eventually shut the door on the inning.
MHS sophomore starter Kinley Sloan allowed a lead-off single to Kenadie Webster but kept WP/SE off the scoreboard until the top of the third.
Webster reached on an error to lead-off the third before stealing second and eventually came around to score on consecutive wild pitches to make it a 10-1 score.
The Bombers would respond in the bottom of the frame when sophomore Brooklyn Lyles and senior Lauren Schmalshof led off with back-to-back triples before Sloan brought in Schmalshof with a sacrifice fly to make it 12-1.
