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<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MCKEE \u2014 The long ball was in style during North Laurel\u2019s 15-0 four-inning win over 49th District for Jackson County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three Lady Jaguar players combined to hit four home runs with red-hot Saige McClure knocking two over the fence while Emily Sizemore, and Emma Carl joined her with one home run apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Laurel scored early and often during the win as a five-run first inning was followed by two runs in the second inning, and four runs apiece in the third, and fourth innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood road district win for my girls,\u201d North Laurel coach Chris Edwards said. \u201cAny district win is a good win but especially getting a win on the road. Jackson County is unfortunately battling the injury bug and I\u2019m proud of the way the girls came out and took care of their business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOffensively, we had 15 runs on 14 hits, four of those were home runs,\u201d he added. \u201cEmma Carl and Emily Sizemore had one each and Saige McClure had two home runs and six RBI. We again got production from most of the girls. We are seeing the ball pretty well right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The win extended the Lady Jaguars\u2019 win streak to 11 games while improving them in the process to 17-1 overall, and 1-0 against 49th District opposition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jackson County fell to 5-6 with the loss, and 0-2 against 49th District opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McClure led the way with a 3-for-4 effort while driving in six runs, and scoring three times. Carl, a seventh-grader was 3-for-3 with three RBI, and two runs scored. She also pitched the entire game, securing the win while allowing only two hits, and finishing with seven strikeouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEmma Carl threw a two-hitter tonight and had seven strikeouts,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cShe has been really good in the circle lately. Tonight was no different. I thought her velocity was as good tonight as it has been all year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emily Sizemore turned in a 3-for-4 effort while driving in four runs, and scoring three times. Haley Cooper had two hits, and scored twice while Braylee Fawbush finished with two hits, and an RBI. Morgan Edwards had a hit, and scored once while Katie Sams, and Aubrey McCowan each scored twice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTonight is half of the first goal we set every season, that\u2019s getting the one seed in the district tournament,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cWe have Clay County on April 25 in our other seed game. Priority number 1 is always district seeding. So we accomplished what we needed to do tonight. Four more games this week. Go Jags.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n