September 12, 2017

Adrienne Stucker earned her second complete-game shutout of the season Monday, striking out nine in a five-hitter as Poplar Bluff beat visiting Farmington 6-0. Audrey Lack was 3 for 3 driving in three runs while Emma Johnson scored twice and was 2 for 2. Lauren Alexander drove in two runs while Shelby Sievers had an RBI single in a four-run fifth...

Adrienne Stucker earned her second complete-game shutout of the season Monday, striking out nine in a five-hitter as Poplar Bluff beat visiting Farmington 6-0.

Audrey Lack was 3 for 3 driving in three runs while Emma Johnson scored twice and was 2 for 2. Lauren Alexander drove in two runs while Shelby Sievers had an RBI single in a four-run fifth.

Lack batted with the bases loaded twice, breaking a scoreless tie in the third with a single and providing a two-run hit in the fifth.

Brylee Misner walked to start the fourth and later scored on Alexander's groundout for a 2-0 lead.

Stucker (9-1) struck out two after a lead-off single and a sacrifice bunt to start the game. The senior retired 10 straight until a two-out error in the fourth. A pickoff erased a lead off single in the sixth while the Knights got a double and single with two outs in the seventh before the game ended on a flyout to right.

Stucker has struck out 72 and walked just 10 in nearly 60 innings this fall.

The Mules (16-5) host district-rival Jackson today.

Poplar Bluff won the junior varsity game 4-3.

TENNIS

Poplar Bluff was shutout for a third straight match Tuesday as visiting West Plains won 9-0 Monday.

The Zizzers took the top two doubles matches 8-6 while Poplar Bluff had to forfeit at No. 3 when Annaleese Williams suffered an injury.

Caitlin Dollins, moving up to take the No. 5 singles spot for Williams, led by three games before suffering a 9-7 loss. Victoria Ward, who moved into the starting lineup for the Mules, lost 8-2.

Top-seeded Sara Holland lost 8-3 as did senior Kaitlyn Lloyd at No. 3 singles. Shelbey Johnson and Mya White each lost 8-5 for the Mules (2-7).

-- BRIAN ROSENER

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