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The defending state champions took advantage of some early miscues by the Lady Jaguars, scoring three runs while cruising to a 4-1 win despite losing the services of starting pitcher Anna Kemp in the second inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Laurel\u2019s took a 1-0 lead in the first inning against Henderson County after a grounder by Saige McClure led to Emma Carl scoring due to a throwing error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Jaguars\u2019 lead was short-lived, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After two Lady Colonels reached base due to errors, Kemp came through with a two-run double, giving Henderson County a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A triple by Aubrey Risley scored Kemp, pushing the Lady Colonels\u2019 edge to 3-1 in the bottom of the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Mackenzie Burczyk took over for Kemp after her injury, and shut down North Laurel\u2019s bats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kemp pitched 1.1 innings, allowing one hit and one earned run and striking out three while facing only seven batters. Burczyk tossed 5.2 innings, allowing two hits and no runs while striking out six batters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bella Sizemore had two of the Lady Jaguars\u2019 four hits, finishing 2-for-3. Carl took the loss in the pitcher\u2019s circle, allowing six hits and one earned run in six innings. She had one strikeout. Tessa Monhollen pitched an inning, giving up one hit and no earned runs while striking out a batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe played a very good Henderson County team again this year,\u201d North Laurel\u2019s coach Chris Edwards said. \u201cThey are very good in the circle and defensively. They did lose a lot offensively, but they still hit it very well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We had a rough first inning. Pushed one run across and then left the bases loaded. Went out in the bottom of the first and made a couple of mistakes which led to their three unearned runs. Henderson got one late but we Played basically even the rest of the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly four hits and Bella Sizemore had two of those,\u201d he added. \u201cWe did draw a couple of walks but hats off to Henderson. After that first inning, we couldn\u2019t string too much together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPitching wise, Emma started and threw really well,\u201d Edwards continued. \u201cWe got out of a couple of spots where Henderson was threatening. Tessa came in and threw well also. Emma and Tessa have simply been great this entire season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defensively, Edwards\u2019 squad made three errors, leading to three unearned runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Laurel\u2019s took had its chances at the plate to push runs across but only went 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position while the Lady Colonels were 4-for-14. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCertainly, we are disappointed in how this season ends but only one team wins the last game every year,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cAs bad as this feeling is, we want to use it as fuel for the girls returning to try to not only get back here, but also to compete at this level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n