High School Sports
Irish fall to Lisbon in battle of ranked teams
LISBON — The 14th-ranked Prince of Peace Irish came up short in a battle of ranked Class 1A teams Thursday, falling 6-4 to the 15th-ranked Lisbon Lions in Big East Conference play.
Prince of Peace out-hit Lisbon 11-9, but left nine runners on. The Lions left just four runners on.
The Irish (10-5 overall, 4-2 Big East) scored first, pushing a run across in the top of the first inning as Emma Nelson, who was 4-for-4, singled and scored on Lauren Ryan’s RBI double.
Lisbon responded with two unearned runs in the bottom of the first.
Prince of Peace tied the score at 2-2 in the third. The Irish loaded the bases as Kelli Krogman reached on an error, Nelson singled and Lauren Ryan singled. Alyssa Kenney drove in the run with a groundout.
The Lions went up 5-2, scoring three runs with two outs in the bottom of the third.
Prince of Peace worked within a run, scoring twice in the fourth. Brooke Craig singled, Krogman walked and Nelson doubled them both home.
Lisbon tacked on an insurance run due to a passed ball in the sixth.
Lauren Ryan and Rachel Ryan each had two hits for Prince of Peace.
The Irish will compete in the Bellevue Tournament Saturday.
Score by Innings
Prince of Peace 101 200 0 — 4 11 1
Lisbon 203 001 x — 6 9 1
Prince of Peace battery—Lauren Ryan and Alyssa Kenney.
Prince of Peace Leaders
Two or more hits—Emma Nelson 4, L. Ryan, Rachel Ryan. 2B—Nelson, L. Ryan. RBI—Nelson 2, Kenney, L. Ryan.
Records—Prince of Peace 10-5, 4-2 Big East Conference. Next—Prince of Peace at Bellevue Tournament, Saturday.
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