Eaglettes begin district play

The Canton Eaglettes crossed the threshold from non-district to district play last week, taking on Gladewater in their non-district finale March 15 before tangling with state-ranked Emory Rains to begin District 14-4A play March 18.

Canton won against Gladewater in thrilling fashion, scoring a late run in a back and forth pitcher’s duel to pick up a 3-2 win.

The Eaglettes scored single runs in both the first and second innings to take an early 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the first, Kylie Floyd came home to score as Sam Neal reached base via an error. In the second, Floyd found herself on the other end of the equation by bringing in teammate Mattie Tullos with an RBI single to left.

Gladewater did all of its damage on the night against Canton in the top of the third inning, scoring two runs on an error and an RBI single to tie things at 2-2.

The score remained unchanged until the bottom of the seventh, when Canton scored the game-winning run.

After two outs to start the inning, Kylie Floyd jumpstarted the Eaglette offense with a single to third base. Jenna Stanley drove a ball to right field that was misplayed by the Gladewater defense, allowing Floyd to circle the bases and plate the winning run.  

Jenna Stanley picked up the win for Canton, striking out 11 Gladewater batters in seven innings of work on the mound. Stanley needed just 96 total pitches, allowing just five hits and a walk while allowing just one earned run.

Offensively, Kylie Floyd helped lead the way for the Eaglettes by going 2/3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Brooke Arnold finished 1/1 at the plate and Sam Neal recorded an RBI.

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