Alan Knight and his Lady Panthers traveled north to Strasburg, knocking off the Regions #1 seed to complete the season sweep !
Tag: Page County High School
Story #7 of 9 involves Alan Knight and his Lady Panthers Softball program facing the defending Class 2 Champs in a doubleheader at their place
Earlier this season, Page County High School Softball team was in need of a postponement of a home game against Central – Woodstock due to a number of players battling illnesses.
Sadly, the only agreement that could be reached was to move the game to Central High School and play it as part of a doubleheader.
Thursday afternoon, long-time friend and even longer time Coach, Alan spent some time with me and both my brother Wayne and son, Chris in New Market.
When the conversation turned to Softball for a few minutes, we addressed the pending matchup with the Falcons.
PCHS started out 0-3 for the first time since indoor plumbing, but it’s worth noting that two of the three losses were to the Class 3 defending State Champs, Broadway.
The team returned to healthy and managed to string together six straight victories heading into last night.
” I don’t have enough pitching left to play them twice, not after the game against Clarke County two days ago,” was the line from Coach.
When Dennis Z reached out with the two final scores, I had to laugh to myself. After almost half a century of coaching, it shouldn’t have surprised me one bit that Alan knows his roster inside and out.
The Lady Panthers went toe 2 toe in the opening game before falling 4-3 in a back and forth affair. Game 2 went to the homestanding Falcons by a score of 8-0.
Page County now sits at 6-5 with four if the setbacks coming at the hands ✋️of teams with Championship rings 💍 from last year. The team will get back at it next week.
Three Softball games and three different ways to win one highlight the Tuesday night diamond 💎 round up !
Carroll County High School Softball wins by forfeit 1-0 over Martinsville High
Page County High School 🏫 traveled up to Clarke County and defeated the home team 16 – 4 in six innings. Coach Knight credits the Lady Panthers with being ready to play as the team collected its sixth straight victory.
Game 1 – no innings played
Game 2 – six of seven played
Game 3 – Carroll County Junior Varsity 18, Martinsville 0 ( 3 innings )
Wire report from our sister site, the Laurel Fork Coconut 🥥 Telegraph :
Cavs 18-0 in 3 innings over Martinsville
“Back to Back” shut outs pitched by Ava Beamer…..she pitched a 1 hit shut out in 3 innings pitched with 7 strikeouts
All players got in on the action in this game. Bats were hot, whether bunting or hitting.
Multiple hits…..Mylie Crook, Molly Montgomery, Bree Campbell
Multiple RBIs…..Mylie Crook 4…..Molly Montgomery 3
There were lots of stolen bases in this one
Alan Knight and the Lady Panthers Softball program push their winning streak to five games with home victory over Stonewall !
Five Good Minutes with Alan Knight as his Lady Panthers pushed their winning streak to four games at Madison County Wednesday night 🌙
Page County 13, Madison County 2
Page County High School Softball moved to 4-3 on the season Wednesday night with a 13-2 District victory at Madison County.
When you play the reining Class 3 State Champs ( Broadway ) in two of your first three games, there’s a good chance of picking up a pair of early losses. The Gobblers swept Page County, but the team has now won four in a row. Madison County is off to a rough start this season, and PCHS took care of business in the toad victory.
The road ahead will get a little testy as the team has two games with the Class 2 State Champs 🏆 Central – Woodstock on the horizon. The team plays Stonewall Jackson High School 🏫 on Friday.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 