Eighth grader, Hallie Kate Pullig, hit her first home run of the year and drove in four runs and Maggie Guyotte also went deep and scored three times as both got three hits to help lift Quitman to a convincing 9-2 victory over Zwolle on Tuesday. 

The victory in the battle between the top two ranked teams in Division V among “non-select” schools, increased Quitman’s hold on the top spot to 3.56 points (32.95 – 29.39) as the Lady Wolverines improved to 18-3 on the year while Zwolle fell to 20-3 overall. 

Madison Chaplin, who crushed Zwolle pitching for three extra base hits, got the scoring started for the Lady Wolverines by smashing the second pitch of the game to right field for a triple and then scored on an error on the throw in. Kinsley Ponder, who also had three hits on the day, then drove in Brenna Lamkin with the first of the two runs she scored to give Quitman a 2-0 advantage. 

After winning pitcher Cali Deal struck out the side in the top of the second, Guyotte led off with a double and Deal got hit by a pitch. Then Pullig blasted her first “tater” of the year, a shot over the center field fence that upped the lead to 5-0 and Quitman never looked back. Deal and Karly Huckaby added two hits each.

This Friday and Saturday, the Lady Wolverines will be in action at the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex as they will host the annual Quitman Invitational.