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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Rankin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |
| Hernando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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Northwest Rankin beats Hernando in Game 1 of 7A Softball Championship Series
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — May 14, 2025 — Northwest Rankin scored in five of the first six innings and held off Hernando 8-3 in Game 1 of the MHSAA Class 7A softball championship series Wednesday night at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Northwest Rankin (31-2) totaled nine hits and capitalized on one Hernando error, using a balanced offensive effort led by shortstop Brooke Smith, who went 3-for-3 and scored three runs. Sydney Glover added two hits and drove in two runs, while Grace Wallis doubled and had two RBIs.
Wallis also started in the circle for the Cougars, allowing three earned runs on six hits over 4.1 innings. Bella Pierce closed the game with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, giving up one hit and striking out two to earn the win.
Northwest Rankin jumped ahead 2-0 in the first inning, added single runs in the second and third, and pulled away with two more in the fourth. Smith scored on a wild pitch in the sixth for the final run. The Cougars’ only extra-base hit came on Wallis’ RBI double in the third inning.
Hernando (24-7) scored twice in the fourth and once in the fifth to cut the deficit to 7-3 but was held without a hit over the final two innings. Jayla Sites had two hits and an RBI, while Hayden Hodge added an RBI groundout. Kaitlyn Kirkpatrick and Macie Dever Boaz each contributed a hit and scored a run.
Haylee Jackson took the loss for Hernando, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits over three innings. Madeline Sowell pitched the final four innings in relief.
