Lancers win pair of slugfests to open season

EDINBURGH — Edinburgh opened its softball season with a pair of victories, beating Cardinal Ritter 14-10 Monday and winning 20-16 Tuesday at South Ripley.

Shyla Watt went 3 for 5 with a double and five RBIs to lead the Lancers’ 16-hit attack against Ritter. Kenna Streeval went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs, Elizabeth Hernandez went 2 for 3 and Chloe Hancock went 2 for 4 with a double. Streeval and Hancock combined on a 13-hitter with seven strikeouts.

At South Ripley, Mya Denton went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, Hancock went 2 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs, Hernandez went 2 for 3, Eloise Cox went 2 for 4, Brylynn Dora went 2 for 5 with two RBIs and Streeval had a home run and two RBIs and Gracie Barrett had two RBIs. Hancock and Streeval combined on a 13-hitter with four strikeouts.