FRONT ROYAL — James Wood went ahead 1-0 in the first inning, scored seven runs in the second and four in the fourth to defeat Warren County in five innings on Thursday. The Colonels went 16-32 at the plate, walked four times and improved to 7-1.
After Aubrey Nail grounded out to score Brynnen Williams in the first and Maggie Maynard reached home on a passed ball in the second, Marleigh Dehaven hit a three-run homer to extend the lead to 5-0. Kati Brannon then hit a two-RBI single and Molly Maynard hit an RBI single of her own to make it 8-0.
In the fourth, Sophia Gerald’s sacrifice fly scored Kayleigh Harden, Dehaven’s RBI single scored Molly Maynard, Reece Madagan’s single brought in Dehaven and Maggie Maynard’s line drive scored Williams.
Wood leaders: Dehaven 2-3, walk, 4 RBIs, 2 runs, home run; Mo. Maynard 3-4, RBI, 2 runs; Williams 2-4, 3 runs, double; Madagan 2-2, walk, RBI; Brannon 1-4, 2 RBIs; Harden 1-3, run, double; Ma. Maynard 1-1, RBI, run, 2 innings, strikeout, walk, three hits, two earned runs; Nail 0-1, walk, RBI, run; T Shepard 2-2, double; Gerald 1-3, 2 innings (starter), 4 strikeouts; Taylor Fishel 1 inning, 3 strikeouts.