PREP SOFTBALL: Bruins, Flashes move on to lower state title games

FLORENCE — Kaiti Harper pitched a complete game and Jasmyn Holliday was 2-for-3 with an RBI as South Florence earned a berth into Friday’s lower state championship game with a 3-1 win Monday over Stratford.

South Florence, now 25-1, will host the winner of Wednesday’s game between White Knoll and Stratford. Friday’s game time is 5:30 p.m.

In her seven innings, Harper gave up five hits and struck out two.

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SF 020 010 x — 3 7 1

WP — Kaiti Harper (7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO)
LP — Caroline Pastre (6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO)
LEADING HITTERS — SF: Jasmyn Holliday 2-3, RBI; Ashley Young 1-2, RBI; Abby Yarborough 1-3; Hillary Beckett 1-3; Brianna Kelly 1-2; Harper 1-2. S — Lance 1-3, 2B; Kailgallen 1-3.
RECORDS: SF 25-1.
NEXT GAME: South Florence will host the winner of Wednesday’s White Knoll-Stratford game in the lower state championship on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Johnsonville 3, Lake View 2

JOHNSONVILLE — Taylor Bennett scored the winning run from second base when Rachel Gaster’s grounder went under the Lake View third baseman’s glove for an error, pushing the Flashes into Friday’s Class A lower state championship game.

Gaster went all seven innings from the circle to get the win, and Bennett was 3-for-4 with an RBI.
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J 000 110 1 — 3 5 2

WP — Rachel Gaster (7 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 8 K, 1 HBP)
LP — Avonlea Cooke (7 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 7 K, 2 BB, 1 HBP)
LEADING HITTERS — LV: Brittany Floyd 2-3, R, RBI; Chessie Miller 2-3, 2 2B, RBI. J: Taylor Bennett 3-4, R, RBI; Rachel Cribb 1-3, R, 2 SB; April Cantey 1-3, 2B, R.
RECORDS — J 21-7.
NEXT GAME — Johnsonville hosts the lower state championship game Friday night, time and opponent TBA.