Jacksonville Fl- The Raines softball team won it’s fourth game in a row after defeating Terry Parker 15-5 Tuesday night at home. Erica Kilpatrick and Ty’Bresha Wright both hit in the park home runs in the game to lead the batting barrage for Raines. In total 8 different hitters were able to reach base for Raines. A’mari Tookes stole 4 bases for Raines and Kamari Williams scored 9 strikeouts in the contest as Raines jumped out ot an early 3-0 lead in the first inning.
Terry Parker would rally in the second inning, taking a short 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the second. Kloey Juergens led the way with 2 hits and a RBI on the evening. Cali Jackson and Zariell Pierce would also have RBIs for the Braves on the evening to try to keep them in the game. Maya Denson also has 2 strikeouts for TP.
In the end however, Raines was just too much for Terry Parker, pulling away in the next three innings. The Lady Vikings score 4 runs in the second, 3 runs in the third, and five runs in the fourth to run away with the contest 15-5. With 11-hits head coach Gail Thompson’s and assistant coach Steve Jone’s saw their team notch it’s second straight game with double digit hits. Against Stanton last week, Raines won 24-16 with 22 hits. It’s a true sign that the young ladies are getting better by the game.
On the season Kilpatrick leads Raines with 10 hits and 8 RBIs, followed by Tookes with 9 hits. Williams and Wright have 7 RBIs on the year so far. Williams also has 21 strikeouts on the year. For Terry Parker, Aniyah Cherry has 2 home runs for the Braves, while Juergens leads with 4 hits on the year. Sarah Fisher leads them in RBIs with 4.
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Raines will have a rematch against Fernandina Beach on March 26th, a team they fell to 17-0 the first game of the season. It will be a good measuring stick to see how far the team has come at the mid-season mark. They go into spring break with a 4-3 record. Terry Parker on the other hand fell to 0-7 and will look to find their first win of the season against neighborhood rival Seacoast Christian on 3/26.
