MONDAY PREPS: Catholic tops Prattville in extras; Macon East splits with Chambers

STAFF REPORT

SOFTBALL

Catholic 3, Prattville 1 (8)

PRATTVILLE -- Rylee Wilcoxson hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh and the Knights added a pair of runs in the eighth to defeat the 7A Lions 3-1 on Monday afternoon.

Auburn Wilcoxson’s sacrifice bunt scored the game-winning run and Carissa Gilbert added an insurance run with an RBI for the Knights.

Mally Barranco and Haley Ishman scored runs in addition to Rylee Wilcoxson. 

Gilbert picked up the win in a complete-game performance, allowing just four hits while striking out seven over eight innings.

Catholic plays host to Montgomery Academy in a 3A Area 6 game on Tuesday at 4 p.m., while Prattville (11-11) plays host to Dothan in a 7A Area 3 game.

Prattville Christian 18, Trinity 0 (3)

PRATTVILLE -- The Panthers pounded out 15 hits and Lara Beth Nesmith picked up the win in the circle as PCA improved to 4-0 in 3A Area 6 play with an 18-0 win over Trinity on Monday in a game limited to three innings by the mercy rule.

Saniyah Weaver went 2 for 2 and Sarah Schmidt was 2 for 2 with two RBIs in the win. Payson Hanson was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs and Sarah Williams was 2 for 3 with an RBI. 

PCA (14-6) will travel to Marbury on Thursday for a game at 6 p.m.

BASEBALL

Macon East Academy 3-3, Chambers Academy 0-13

LAFAYETTE -- Macon East’s Matthew Kitchens pitched a five-hit shutout in the opening game of a AA Region 1 Area 1 game with the Rebels before Chambers rallied to win the second game of the doubleheader 13-3 in five innings on Monday.

The first game counts in the area standings and Macon East improved to 3-0 in area play. The second game counts as a tiebreaker should the two teams finish tied in the area standings at the end of the regular season.

Kitchens pitched a complete game in the opener, striking out four and walking none in seven innings of a 3-0 win to help Macon East sweep the season series with Chambers. 

Kitchens helped his cause at the plate, going 2 for 3, while Jabe Boroff went 1 for 3 with a two-run home run to center field and Luke Noffsinger went 2 for 2 with a double to drive in the Knights’ other run. Camden Bell, Deonte Powell and Bryant Rascoll also finished with a hit each. 

In the second game, Kitchens went 3 for 3 with an RBI and a stolen base and Boroff went 2 for 3 to lead the Knights at the plate. Gunner Justice, Rascoll and Noffsinger all finished with a hit as well, but it wasn’t enough to keep Chambers from snapping Macon’s 14-game winning streak.

Macon East (24-3) will play host to Morgan Academy on Thursday.

Robert E. Lee 13, Park Crossing 1

T.J. Lambert pitched a complete game four hitter as the Generals defeated Park Crossing 13-1 at Paterson Field on Monday. 

Park Crossing won the first two games in the series on Friday, 13-11 and 18-16, to take the first game in the area series as well as the tiebreaker should the two teams finish tied at the end of the regular season.

In Monday’s game, Lee’s Jerald Bonner went 2 for 4 with a double and scored three times, while Lambert went 2 for 2 with a double. 

Terry Ware had half of the Thunderbirds’ hits, going 2 for 3 and scoring Park Crossing’s only run.

In Friday’s opener, Matthew Pettway went 1 for 3 with three walks and two RBIs to lead the Thunderbirds. Keshun Marbury went 4 for 4 with three runs scored and four RBIs for Lee.

In the second game, Terry Ware went 3 for 4, scored four runs and drove in three to lead Park Crossing. Christopher Mayo went 3 for 5, scoring a run and driving in another. 

Javeon Vansandt went 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs to lead Lee.

BOYS TENNIS

Montgomery Academy 9, Opelika 0

The Eagles swept the singles and doubles matches to remain unbeaten in section play with a 9-0 win over Opelika at home on Monday. 

Gaines Freeman, Jackson Brown, Charlie Hill, John Alford, Guy Hughes and Whit Davis won singles matches, while Davis-Hill, Hughes-Freeman and Alford-Brown won doubles matches. 

The Eagles (15-1) will travel to Dothan to play Houston Academy on Tuesday, weather permitting.

GIRLS TENNIS

Montgomery Academy 9, Opelika 0

The Eagles swept the singles and doubles matches to remain unbeaten in section play with a 9-0 win over Opelika at home on Monday. 

Winning singles matches were Gabby Barrera, Jenna Chandler, MaeMae Voltz, Kareena Singh, Clara Ryan and MaryLee Kelso. The doubles teams of Chandler-Voltz, Barrera-Ryan and Kelso-Cate Peeples won as well.

Montgomery Academy (11-2) improved to 4-0 in section play.

BOYS SOCCER

Trinity 9, Pike County 1

BRUNDIDGE -- Jackson Champion scored five goals for the Wildcats as they remain undefeated in region play with a 9-1 win at Pike County on Monday.

Kip Brown added two goals, while Grayden Flowers and Bo Stewart each scored a goal.

Flowers, Lawson Roth and Will Owen all had two assists each.

Carter Younger had five saves on goal.

The Wildcats (10-2) play host to region opponent Houston Academy on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

LAMP 6, Prattville Christian 2

PRATTVILLE -- Cohen Palmore led the Panthers with two goals but PCA (3-4-1) dropped a 6-2 decision to the Golden Tigers at Panther Stadium on Monday. 

Liam Taylor had one assist for the Panthers.

GIRLS SOCCER

St. James 5, Alabama Christian Academy 0

Hope McCain and Rylee Richardson each scored a goal along with three goals by Katie Brightwell in a 5-0 win by the Trojans at Carlisle Field on Monday night. 

McKenzie Turner led the way with two assists, along with Sana Shuford, Haley Brightwell and Katie Brightwell each contributing an assist.  

Katie Irving was in goal for her eighth shutout of the year with the Trojans’ defense battling in front of Irving to maintain the shutout for the entire game.    

St. James returns to action on Thursday against LAMP at the YMCA Soccer Complex at 5:30 p.m.