MOUNT STERLING — North Laurel held its own against 10th Region power Montgomery County before falling, 4-3.
The Lady Jaguars (19-8) took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and seemed to be in control until the Lady Indians exploded for four runs in the bottom of the fifth and never looked back.
“We came up to Mt. Sterling and played a top 10 team tonight,” North Laurel coach Chris Edwards said. “We played a really good game and just came up short. We represented ourselves well tonight.
“Offensively, we had seven hits and probably five or six more that we hit right on the nose that Montgomery caught,” he added. “Multiple hits from Katie Sams and Ellie Adams. We had runners on base all night and left nine on base. That was the difference tonight. Emma pitched well again tonight. She allowed only seven hits, four of those were in the inning they scored. She really battled tonight against as good of a team as we’ve seen this year.
“I’m really proud of my girls tonight,” Edwards continued. “We had quite a drive to get up there and we played a legit top 10 team to the wire. I hate losing more than anyone but this game proves that we can compete with some of these teams. Quick turnaround as we play Casey County at Southwestern tomorrow. Go Jags.”
Emma Carl took the loss in the circle, lasting all six innings while allowing seven hits and two earned runs. She finished with two strikeouts.
Ellie Adams’ three-run homer in the first inning led the way for North Laurel at the plate. Adams finished with two hits, three RBI and one run scored. Katie Sams delivered two hits and scored once while Bella Sizemore, Braylee Fawbush, Katie Keen, and Carl finished with a hit apiece.
