By Cort Reynolds

CONVOY - The visiting Ada softball team lost 8-2 at Crestview in a key Northwest Conference softball contest Thursday evening.

The first-place Lady Bulldogs fell to 8-3 this season and 3-1 in the tightly-contested NWC after initial league defeat. The Lady Knights improved to 6-7 and 2-2 in the NWC after knocking Ada from the unbeaten league ranks.

The Lady Bulldogs trailed Crestview 3-0 after the first inning. Ada rallied within 3-2 with a pair of scores in the top of the third.

But then the Knights tallied one in the fourth, and they padded their cushion to six with four more runs in the fifth frame. Crestview held Ada scoreless over the final four innings.

The Knights out-hit Ada, 11-10.

Senior catcher Sydney Newland led the Bulldog attack with a home run, two singles, two runs batted in and one run.

Senior outfielder Teara Coulson also smacked three singles and scored a run. Junior outfielder Alexis Ennis collected two hits and junior infielder Raina England singled once.

Sophomore Sidney Gossard added a single.

Ada freshman Leona Dalton pitched a complete game, giving up 11 hits and five earned runs over six innings. She struck out five and walked four.

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Ada (6-3 road) is slated to play a doubleheader at solid non-league foe Van Buren Saturday at 11 a.m.