BELL BUCKLE, Tenn. – The Cascade Lady Champions (1-4, 0-1) secured their first win of the season against Marshall County (3-4, 0-1), 4-0, in a non-district affair on Monday.

Sophomore Jocelyn Laughlin pitched masterfully for Cascade in the circle, throwing a complete-game shutout over 7.0 innings while giving up just two hits and one walk and striking out eight batters on 98 pitches.

At the plate, Cascade tallied 10 hits, led by MaKayla Fisher, MaKenzie Fisher, and Shalan Burt accounting for two hits apiece. 

The Lady Champions opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the second after MaKayla Fisher singled home MaKenzie Fisher and Burt. Cascade eventually tacked on another run in the fifth and one more insurance run in the sixth to take a 4-0 lead. 

MaKayla Fisher finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, Bilbro went 1-for-2 with two walks, and Kenzie Bledsoe went 1-for-2 with one RBI, a walk, and a run scored. Laughlin batted 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk in the cleanup spot, MaKenzie Fisher went 2-for-3 with a run scored, and Burt finished 2-for-3 with one RBI and a run scored. Caroline Parker also went 1-for-2 with a double.

Cascade returns to action on Tuesday against Smyrna at home with first-pitch set for 2:00 p.m.