Montgomery- Bucktail’s junior high softball team rebounded in a big way on Thursday afternoon. The Lady Bucks ended a three-game skid that began with a loss to Montgomery in the semifinals of the Shikellamy Tournament. Losses to Upper Dauphin and South Williamsport followed, but on Thursday on the road at Montgomery head coach Mike Poorman’s squad defeated their bitter rivals 11-9.
Bucktail opened up the game trailing the Lady Red Raiders 1-0. A four-run top of the second inning had the Lady Bucks up 4-1, but Montgomery countered with a pair of runs in their half of the second to shrink the visitor’s lead to one run.
Bucktail pounded out four more runs in the top of the third inning, but Montgomery kept battling. The Lady Red Raiders crossed three more runs in their next at bat to narrow their deficit to 8-6.
In the fourth inning Bucktail added three more runs to build an 11-6 lead. The Lady Red Raiders put together one final rally in their last at bat. Montgomery plated three runs, but it would not be enough on this day. Bucktail avenged a previous loss to Montgomery by an 11-9 count.
The Lady Bucks connected on 9 hits in the contest. Gemma Braunns, Adi Getz and Madison Dent led the way with 2 hits each. Dent and Getz collected doubles, while Braunns legged out a triple. Ava Patton, Blake Houser and Katie Winkleman each added singles.
The now 8-4 junior high squad will next head to the Williamsport Tournament this weekend. First up for the Lady Bucks will be Loyalsock on Friday.
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