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Cascade crushes Franklin Co. for 2nd straight mercy rule

By WILL CARTER ~ Sports Writer
Posted 3/22/23

BELL BUCKLE — For the second-straight night the Cascade Lady Champions walked off their home diamond with a run-rule victory as they defeated Grundy County 14-6 on Monday night, and followed it …

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Cascade crushes Franklin Co. for 2nd straight mercy rule

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BELL BUCKLE — For the second-straight night the Cascade Lady Champions walked off their home diamond with a run-rule victory as they defeated Grundy County 14-6 on Monday night, and followed it up with a 17-3 win over the Franklin County Lady Rebels on Tuesday night, and once again it was an impressive third inning at the plate that catapulted Cascade.
It was a one-run game in the Lady Champions’ (3-1) favor entering the bottom of the third inning, but that changed quickly as they pushed 12 runs across on only three hits to take a 16-3 lead over the Lady Rebels (1-3) before the half inning was over. 
In the big inning, nine total Lady Champion batters were walked with three runs being walked in, and Kyndal Bolden plated three runs of her own with a RBI single and two-RBI double.
Bolden totaled a team-high four RBIs on the night with a sacrifice fly earlier in the bottom of the second inning, and finished 2-for-2 at the dish. 
The Lady Champions made quick work of Franklin County to open the game as starting pitcher Brianna Horn fanned the first batter she faced, and forced consecutive ground outs to close out the half inning after giving up a single.
After consecutive batters were hit by pitch in the bottom of the first inning, Christina Bilbro put the first run on the board for either team on a fielder’s choice ground out. 
Two at-bats later Bolden scored from third base on a wild pitch to increase Cascade’s lead to 2-0 before the end of the inning. 
Franklin County answered back with a lone run in the top of the second on a passed ball, but the Lady Champions responded with two more runs in the bottom half on back-to-back sacrifice flies from Ella Thompson and Bolden to give them a 4-1 advantage. 
With a two-RBI single in the top of the third, the Lady Rebels closed the gap to 4-3 before the Lady Champions’ went on their third inning tear. 
Cascade added one more run in the bottom of the fourth from a Hannah Vandiver RBI single to ice it. 
The Lady Champions will be back on the diamond for their third game of the week on Thursday night against the Moore County Raiderettes with first pitch set for 6 p.m. 

Franklin 012 00 — 3 3 3
Cascade 22(12) 1x — 17 5 3

Cascade: Kyndal Bolden 2-for-2, Hannah Vandiver 2-for-3, 1-for-2.

WP: Brianna Horn.