Cairo held off a late New Franklin rally attempt for a 6-2 conference win Tuesday.
Lady Cats starter Olivia Cross held New Franklin scoreless until the sixth.
Cairo responded, though, with insurance runs in the bottom half.
Chloe Brumley added an RBI single. Kailey Kearns put the Lady Cats on the board in the second with an RBI single as part of a three-hit night. Jaycee David drove in one with an RBI single in the third and another with a sac fly in the fifth. She was named Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game. Cross struck out 12 in her complete game win.
Cairo’s Kailey Kearns and coach Jennifer Matthews Postgame:
New Franklin coach Cory Nicholson Postgame:
