By Cooper Sanders
The Ethel Tigers picked up a win this week on the diamond, while also taking a pair of losses. The Tigers will face Oak Hill on both Monday and Tuesday of next week. The Tigers faced Noxapater in a double header on Tuesday, but results did not meet press deadlines.
The Tigers started their week with a heartbreaking 4-2 loss to Northeast Lauderdale. Cullen Rush started the game and threw four innings, striking out nine batters. Rush didn’t allow a hit, but ran into control issues with walks and hit batters. Brycen Jones closed and performed well, but it was too little too late for the Tigers. The Tigers only totaled three hits, with Maddox Renfroe, Aiden Rush, and Jones. The Tigers then hit their high note of the week with a dominant 16-7 win over a talented Louisville High School club. Layten Ferguson pitched for Ethel, recording five strikeouts. The Tigers totaled 16 hits as a team in a dominant offensive performance. Aiden Rush and Renfroe each tallied three hits, while Rush doubled twice and Renfroe doubled once and added four RBIs. Jones, Ferguson, and Collins Ellington each had two hits. Kameron Fortenberry, Jake Newman, Cullen Rush, and Gage Steed each hit once for Ethel. The Tigers ended their week taking a tough 15-4 loss to St. Andrews. The Tigers had multiple pitchers in the game with Fortenberry starting and going three innings. At the plate, the Tigers tallied four hits, one each from Jones, Ferguson, Cullen Rush and Aiden Rush.
Softball
The Ethel Lady Tigers went 1-1 on the softball diamond this week. The Lady Tigers faced Sebastopol on Tuesday, but results did not meet press deadlines.
The Lady Tigers started their week with a nice 8-0 win over French Camp Academy. It was the Olivia McCrory show at the plate, as she led at the plate with two hits, both of which were home runs for the Lady Tigers. Brailyn Rone also added a double, while Hadlee Fancher added a hit as well. In just three innings, Fancher pitched a no-hitter.
