Stanton Viqueens knock off state-ranked Raiderettes

“Coming off of a not-so-good game the night before, we were a whole different team tonight,” Stanton co-head coach Brandie McFarland said of Stanton’s 5-2 non-conference win over Mt. Ayr (11-2) on Tuesday, June 18. “We stayed focused and really hit the ball well. All in all, our defense was great with a lot more talking, which helped a lot.”
Sami York led the Queen offense with a three-run homer in the fourth inning to take a 4-1 lead. Mount Ayr answered with one run in the home half of the fourth, but that  was all the Raiderettes could get across the plate.
Ali Silvius had three singles, Jenna Stephens two, and Shelby Brockshus, Brooklyn Adams, and Kami Tibben hit a single each.
Elise Dailey earned the win in the circle, striking out one, walking one, and giving up two earned runs on eight hits.
The victory over Class 2A number 15 Mt. Ayr moves the Viqueens to an 8-6 record.
Griswold
Stanton fell to Griswold 6-0 last Monday, June 17.
York tripled and Silvius, Stephens, and Marleigh Johnson combined for the remaining hits for Stanton.
Kaitlyn Bruce recorded the loss, throwing all seven innings with two strikeouts, three walks, six hits.
Brenna Rossell recorded the win for Griswold. In her seven innings pitched, she struck out four and walked two, while giving up just four hits.
Haylee Pennock and Kacey Danker had two hits each, and Anna Kelley and Rossell each hit a single.
Pennock plated twice, while Kelley, Makenna Askeland, Danker, and Grace Cook scored one run apiece.
Stanton’s double-header with Fremont-Mills, originally scheduled for Friday, June 21,  got rescheduled to July 3, in Tabor, beginning at 5:30 p.m.