Raiderettes open district tournament with loss
Moore County fell, 9-2, to Huntland on Monday and will play a win-or-go-home game at 7 p.m. Tuesday
8:57 p.m. May 4, 2026
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Jenny Sanders went 2-for-3 and scored a run in the Radierettes' first-round loss of the District 9A Tournament.
DUANE CROSS
MCO Publisher•Editor
Moore County opened the District 9A Tournament chasing from the first inning on Monday, and Huntland never gave the Raiderettes enough room to climb back in.
The Lady Hornets struck early, kept adding on, and handed Moore County a 9-2 loss at Cornersville High School.
Huntland got on the board in the bottom of the first when Kinah Mason reached on a fielder’s choice to bring home the game’s first run. The Lady Hornets added two more in the second, with Millie Walker and Catara Johnson each driving in a run to stretch the lead to 3-0.
Moore County spent the rest of the evening chasing.
Peyton Counts brought home another run in the third, pushing Huntland’s lead to 4-0, and the Lady Hornets kept pressure on Moore County the rest of the way. Huntland finished with 12 hits, including a 3-for-4 day from Lily Jackson.
In the circle, Mason made sure Moore County never found a big inning.
The Huntland starter worked a complete game, allowing five hits and two runs, one earned, over seven innings. She struck out nine and did not walk a batter, keeping the Raiderettes from stacking baserunners or building the kind of inning they needed.
Kinsley Miller took the loss after working four innings for Moore County. She allowed nine runs, five earned, on 11 hits and two walks.
Jenny Sanders gave Moore County a spark at the plate, leading the Raiderettes with two hits in three at-bats. Bailey Dunn drove in a run and finished 1-for-3. Abbie Bateman had a hit and scored a run. Kenzie Howard was also 1-for-3.
For Huntland, Emily Stewart, Johnson, and Walker each drove in two runs. Natalynn Bolin and Mason also had multi-hit games for the Lady Hornets.
The loss sends Moore County into a win-or-go-home game against Cornersville at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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