The final score reads 11-3 in favor of Floyd County but the story lies in the heart ❤ of the JV team.
Alexis Dalton, Terry Warf and when available, Lucas Dalton coach a very young Junior Varsity team inside of the Program of Head Varsity Coach Rick Nester.
Tuesday night 🌙 was less than ideal weather for Softball, with the combination of low temperatures 🌡and a great deal of wind blowing at Cavalier Park.
Floyd County added three runs in the top of the seventh inning to push its lead out to 11-0 and the game hit the two hour mark when the Lady 👩 Cavaliers came to bat in the bottom of the final inning.
At a point where it would have been so very easy to just go through the motions and get out of the cold 🥶, here’s what took place.
Ailey Cochran led off and worked the count for a base on balls. Kiley Lineberry sent a ground ball to the right side that advanced Cochran into scoring position. Leadoff hitter Molly Montgomery and Bree Campbell both followed, reaching base on walks. All three worked their way around the bases to eventually score to produce the 11-3 final.
Floyd County JV 212 210 3 – 11
Carroll County JV 000 000 3 – 3
Kiley’s Father 👨 was in the press box keeping the scoreboard going and it provided the two of us a terrific opportunity to discuss the game at this level and what the goal is on a given night 🌙. At this point its about learning the game, improving everyday and falling in love with the game itself.
When two thirds of your roster is in the eighth grade and one of your players that is older (Arizona Thompson) has been moved up to Varsity so that they could have one healthy substitute, there will be nights that are a struggle.
I am not making excuses for the Coaches, nor would they want me to do so. Just trying to acknowledge the challenges that they face each day. Yes, the team was overmatched last night but they played right up to the final strike and have three runs to show for their efforts.
Two hours and six minutes (4:58-7:04) is a long time to be on the Diamond 💎 on a cold night, so the takeaway is that our Lady Cavaliers played all 126 minutes, without letting up.
That is a great sign of Heart, Coaching and Parenting.
Carroll County JV will return to action 🎬 on Thursday night at Patrick County.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 