Region Champs!
It was a busy last full week of softball for the Vidalia High School Indians as they played several games. They were at East Laurens on Tuesday, traveled to Swainsboro on Wednesday, and then were at Bacon County on Thursday, winning all three Region games. Then they took on Swainsboro again on Monday of this week. vs. E. Laurens
It took the Indians a few innings to get going, but in the top of the third inning VHS Alli Taufmann had a continued from page
two-RBI triple to put VHS on top. VHS loaded the bases, and plated two more runs on a single by Emma Vinson to take a 4-0 lead.
The Falcons scored a run in the bottom of the third inning, but VHS plated two more in the fourth on a two-RBI home run by Rileigh Robinson. VHS extended their lead in the fifth inning with five more runs to push out to a 11-1 lead. They held in the bottom of the fifth to win the game by that score.
vs. Swainsboro
Vidalia jumped out with four runs in the top of the first inning, and added a run in the third to lead 5-0. Another run in the fourth inning put VHS up 6-0. Swainsboro scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning, but two more in the fifth made it 8-2.
Swainsboro scored a run in the fifth inning, and Vidalia scored one in the top of the sixth. In the top of the seventh inning, a two-run home run by Madison Star pushed the lead to 11-3. VHS added one more for a 12-3 win. vs. Bacon
It was all Indians in this game. VHS scored four runs in the top of the third inning, including three on a bases loaded double by Emma Hunphrey. VHS added a run in the fourth inning and two more in the fifth inning to lead the game 7-0.
VHS added one run in the top of the sixth inning for an 8-0 lead. They held in the bottom of the frame to win by the run rule. vs. Swainsboro VHS scored 11 times in the bottom of the first inning as they took control of the game early. They scored two more in the second inning and two in the third as they took the win by the run rule, 15-0. Tori Wright led the way with 3 RBI's and the Indians had multiple pitchers, but Bailey Holland got the win.
With the win over Swainsboro the Indians secured their third Region Championship in a row. VHS wrapped up the regular season on Tuesday of this week when they hosted rival Toombs County. They will now prepare for the State Playoffs that will begin next week.