ADA __The Ada High School softball team used a balanced offense and solid three-girl pitching to overcome the rain and visiting local rival Bluffton 9-4 on a warm but wet Tuesday evening, March 31.
The Bulldog girls jumped ahead with a five-run first inning, held off a Pirate rally and then finished strong with late insurance runs to stay undefeated.
Streaking Ada improved to 5-0 with the victory. Bluffton fell to 1-1 after the loss to their former long-time Northwest Conference foe.
ADA __The Ada High School baseball team beat visiting local rival Bluffton 5-4 on a walk-off walk to cap a rainy contest on a warm but very wet evening at the park on Tuesday, March 31.
The close game featured five lead changes, and neither team ever led by more than one run in the rivalry battle.
The Pirates trailed 3-2 after five frames, but went ahead by plating two runs in the top of the sixth inning.
ADA__The Ada High School baseball team scored in every inning to wallop visiting county rival Hardin Northern 15-5 on a windy but warm Monday, March 30 evening in their season opener at War Memorial Park.
Ada jumped ahead with four runs in the bottom of the first before HN tallied twice in the second, and the purple and gold never trailed in posting the win.
ADA__The Ada High School softball team overcame four home runs to defeat visiting county rival Hardin Northern 10-6 in a battle of undefeated teams on a warm but windy evening Monday, March 30.
The Bulldog girls jumped ahead 4-0 after two innings. HN crept back within 6-4, but Ada put together a crucial four-run sixth frame to put the game out of reach.
Polar Bear sophomore catcher Baylie Bacon slugged three home runs and drove in four runs in an impressive losing effort.
