Defending State Champion St. Elizabeth pounded out 13 hits to win the Class 1 District 3 championship, 7-3, over Cairo Monday. The Lady Hornets scored two runs each in the second and third innings. Cairo got on the board in the fifth.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. For starting the offense, Harrison was named the Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game for Cairo. Olivia Cross singled home Chloe Brumley in the sixth. Trinity Jaecques singled home Mallori Jenkins in the seventh, allowing the potential tying run to reach the on deck circle with one out, but a fly out and a line out ended the possible rally. Cairo’s season ends at 21-6. St. Elizabeth is 25-7, and will face the North Shelby-Silex winner in the sectional round. Find the game on our archive page, and our postgame interview with Cairo Coach Jennifer Matthews below.
Cairo Coach Jennifer Matthews:
