CPHS Softball: Lady Sandites fall 9-3 to Tahlequah

Sand Springs Softball had a rough time at Union High School Tuesday night, dropping games to both the Union Redskins and the Tahlequah Lady Tigers. 

The Class 6A No. 17 ranked Charles Page High School slow pitch softball team (6-10) fell 13-3 to No. 2 Union in game one and 9-3 to No. 11 Tahlequah (16-11) in game two.

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Rogers State University-committed junior Kimi Presnell hit a lead-off triple to start the game and scored on a single from Sabrina Usher on the next play. That would be the only lead of the night for the Sandites.

Hailey Sams hit a home run in the bottom of the first to score Alexa Cacy and Emily Sampson for a 3-1 lead. An error and three walks gave the Tigers loaded bases and a free run in the second inning, then Sams hit a grand slam to make it 8-1.

Kinsey Skaggs singled and scored on a triple from Madison Lee, then Lee scored on a fly ball by Drew Hawkins in the top of the third. Betty Danner scored the last run of the game in the bottom of the third, and the game went scoreless for the next four innings. 

The Lady Sandites will return to action Thursday in Jenks with a 4:00 p.m. game against No. 6 Broken Arrow (10-6) and a 7:30 bout with the No. 10 Trojans (17-9) at 7:30 p.m.