The Thrall Tigerettes varsity softball team picked up an 11-9 victory over McGregor in Game 3 of the area round on Friday, May 1, advancing to the regional round of the postseason.
The Tigerettes used a big second inning, scoring seven runs to go along with one in the first, to take an early 8-0 lead. Ryleigh Jensen had an RBI double, while Selena Quintanilla and Reese Madsen added RBI singles to make it 5-0. Kenzie Engelke capped the inning with a three-RBI double to extend the lead to 8-0.
McGregor responded in the bottom of the third, scoring five runs on a sacrifice fly, a double and a single to cut the deficit to 8-5.
Thrall extended its lead to 10-5 in the fifth inning behind an RBI triple from Addison Dickens, who later scored on a sacrifice fly.
McGregor added a solo home run to make it 10-6, but the Tigerettes answered with an insurance run to push the lead to 11-6 heading into the final inning.
McGregor rallied with three runs and had a runner on third with two outs, but a popout ended the game as Thrall secured the win and advanced.
Miley Pokorny was the winning pitcher, throwing a complete game giving up nine runs on eight hits with 10 strikeouts.
The Tigerettes will face Central Heights in the regional semifinals, beginning Thursday, May 7, at 7 p.m. at Montgomery High School. The series could conclude with a doubleheader on Saturday, if necessary.
