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Softball roundup: Oxford hammers 5 HRs in win over Southside; Alexandria clinches area title behind Rolfe gem

Ametria Wilson is greeted at home plate by her Oxford teammates after hitting a game-tying two-run homer. The Lady Jackets hit five HRs in their win over Southside. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

Thursdayโ€™s scores
Alexandria 1, Douglas 0
Ashville 12, Ohatchee 4
Munford 24, Saks 14
Oxford 13, Southside 3
Pleasant Valley 3, Piedmont 2

By East Alabama Sports Today

OXFORD โ€“ Brentli Champion and Ashleigh Reaves each drove in four runs and Oxford hammered five home runs as a team as the Lady Jackets scored 13 unanswered runs to beat Southside 13-3.

Champion homered twice, while Sarah Howell, Ametria Wilson and Reaves each hit one. Howell, Crestavia Curry and pitcher Emmali Meads all had three hits. Eight of Oxfordโ€™s 16 hits went for extra bases.

Southside scored three in the top of the first then Oxford went to work. Wilson hit a two-run homer in the second to tie the game and Curry doubled later in the inning to put the Lady Jackets ahead for good.

Champion hit a two-run homer in the fifth and a three-run walk-off shot in a seven-run sixth. Reaves hit a three-run homer and Howell a two-run shot in the big inning.

To view a photo gallery from the Southside-Oxford game visit www.bjfranklin.smugmug.com

Alexandria 1, Douglas 0: Emmah Rolfe pitched a one-hitter with nine strikeouts and Leighton Sparks scored the gameโ€™s only run on an error as the top-rated Lady Cubs (23-3) clinched their regular-season area title. The only hit Rolfe allowed was a two-out single in the seventh inning and she faced just two batters over the minimum.

Pleasant Valley 3, Piedmont 2: Cortney Williams hit a two-run homer in the second and Mikayla Kendrick hit a go-ahead solo homer in the fourth after Piedmont tied the game with two runs in the top of the inning. Julianna Ballew had two hits for the Lady Raiders (20-8).

Ashville 12, Ohatchee 4: Ashley Doss and Gracee Haynes each had three hits for Ohatchee, but Ashville answered every time the Lady Indians scored and pulled away with a six-run sixth. Jazmine Adams and Autumn Widgeon had two hits apiece for Ohatchee, which tied the game 1-1 in the third and held a 3-2 lead after batting in the fourth.

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