In Game 2 of a doubleheader played at Rivercrest on Tuesday, April 4, the Lady Colts exacted their revenge beating Corning in the final play of the game with the score tied at 4 and Rivercrest at bat in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Lady Bobcats lost despite out-hitting the Colts 9-4. Rivercrest fired up their offense in the second inning, when #4 singled on an 0-2 count, scoring 1 run.
The newly formed Corning eSports had five out of their eight teams, Super Smash team 1, Mario Kart, both NBA 2k23 teams, and the Madden team, make it to the State playoffs that began on April 10. There were 16 teams in Round 1 of the Madden bracket, including the five Corning teams, that made the playoffs.
The Lady Bobcats took an early lead over the Lady Mohawks and took home a 15-2 victory on Thursday, March 30 in Piggott. The Lady Cats secured the victory due to eight runs in the first inning thanks to singles by Kenlie Watson, Ava Goodman, Katie Zimmer, Addison George, a fielder’s choice by Jayden Brickley, a walk by Hayleigh Cox and a groundout by Kylie Zimmer.
In eSports competitions last week, the Corning eSport teams went 3-1. On Wednesday, March 29, the League of Legends and Smash team 2 lost their games while the Smash team 1 secured a win in a nail biter. Wyatt Murray took it to the wire and finished off his opponent. Jayce Couch and Carson Dowdy both won their matches of NBA 2k23 and have clinched playoff spots in NBA 2k23. Playoffs start Monday, April 10, 2023.
The Bobcats entered 1-4 play this week, and faced Rivercrest in a conference game on Monday, March 27 at 4 p.m. The Bobcats lost to the Colts; 6-0.
The Jr. Bobcats coasted to an easy victory over the Sloan Hendrix Greyhounds on Tuesday, March 14 by a score of 11-2. The team didn’t commit a single error in the field. T.J. Small had the most chances in the field with 10.
The Jr. Bobcats defeated Piggott 11-0 on Saturday, March 11 as two pitchers, Brady Russom and Ty Price, combined to throw a shutout. Russom got the start for the Bobcats lasting two innings, allowing two hits and zero runs while striking out two and walking zero. Ty Price struck out #9 to finish off the game.