In a season light on games, Union lost two out of three contests this past week in softball.
After a 12-0 win over Raymond, Union lost 8-7 to Leake Central on Saturday and 16-7 to Ethel.
Union is scheduled to play a doubleheader at home on Tuesday against Leake County.
Union 12, Raymond 0
The Newton County Academy Lady Generals got above the .500 mark with a pair of wins this past week, beating Hartfield 8-5 and Sylva Bay 15-0.
Last week, the Newton County Academy Generals scored on a long run to take an early lead on Leake Academy before eventually losing 42-13.
The Newton County Lady Cougars reeled off three more wins last week as they took three more run-rule victories.
The Lady Cougars beat Southeast Lauderdale 11-1 and then pounded Clarkdale 12-1 and Morton 10-0.
After a shaky start to the season, the Lake Hornets seem to be returning to the form that led them to a tie for the Division 4-2A title last year.
The Hornets used a stingy defense as they took a 27-0 win over Choctaw Central on Friday night on the Pearl River Reservation.
Notes, quotes and a thought
or two….
We are now halfway through the high school football regular season and have a better idea about where our county football teams stand.
Here’s my humble opinion of where our five county schools are at the midpoint of the season.
Newton County
The Lady Hornets won two out of three contests this week.
Lake opened up the week with a 15-0 win over Pelahatchie and then beat Northeast Lauderdale 14-7 on Saturday. The followed that up with a 1-0 loss to Wayne County in a defensive battle.
The Newton County Academy Lady Generals took one blowout win this past week and were three outs from another one.
On Tuesday, NCA led rival Sylva Bay 5-1 before the game was suspended in the top of the seventh. Then on Saturday, the Lady Generals mashed Kemper Academy 19-0.
The Lake Hornets handed the Pisgah Dragons their first loss of the season on Friday night, but it wasn’t easy by any means.
The Hornets overcame a 17-7 deficit and took a 20-17 win over the Dragons on Friday night on the road.
Lake is now 3-1 on the season and has won three in a row after a season-opening loss to Pelahatchie.
Part of a rebuilding process is learning how to win close football games.
Newton County had its chance to pull off a victory on Friday against Southeast Lauderdale but ended up losing a 34-28 overtime contest to the Tigers.
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