In Junior High School games played between Wednesday and Saturday, the Quitman Blue and Gold baseball teams both won to stay undefeated in “Fall Ball” play, and the Jonesboro-Hodge Softball team won their first of the season. The QJH softball team also played, winning one of three games played at the Claiborne Christian tournament. In basketball, the Jonesboro-Hodge Junior High boys team beat Ringgold 53-18 to move to 2-1.
The Jonesboro-Hodge Junior High Lady Tigers began the late-week play by Jackson Parish schools on Wednesday by beating Mansfield in a softball game for their first victory of the year, which evened their season slate to 1-1. Thursday’s play found the J-H Tigers basketball team beating Ringgold for the second time in three days to move to 2-1 this year, and the Quitman Junior High “Blue” baseball team winning their sixth straight without a loss this fall by beating Choudrant 13-9. The “Gold” team followed, winning 10-1 to improve to 5-0. On Saturday, Quitman opened the Claiborne Christian Softball Tournament by beating Choudrant 7-5, but then lost both games to the host by 7-4 and 9-5, dropping their record to 6-7-1.
Wednesday, October 21
JHJH 7 Mansfield 3 (Softball): With the two teams agreeing to play under the guidelines that a half inning ends after a team scores four runs and the game would be called after all 15 batters on each team has an at bat, the Lady Tigers scored 4 in the first inning and 3 in the second while holding Mansfield to no runs in the first and 3 in the second giving J-H their first victory of the season. Scoring for the Lady Tigers was Mary-Kathryn Malone, Hope Drayton, Naakyah Walker, Khaliyah Cash, Lainey Elmore, Za’Mier Jacobs, and La’Darria Thompson.
Thursday, October 22
Quitman “Blue” 13 Choudrant 9 (Baseball): The Wolverine “Blue” team scored in every at-bat of the four-inning contest, extending their unbelievable streak of posting runs in an inning to 24 straight frames over 6 games, in which the Wolverines have reached “double digits” in runs scored. After spotting the Aggies a four-run lead, QJH stormed back to post 4 in both the bottom of the first and second innings, then added 2 and 3 runs over the last two frames. It was a season-best 17-hit attack that paved the way, led by an Aiden Reed (2/3, 2 RS, 3 RBI, SB) home run and doubles by Jackson Ables (2/3, 2 RS, 2 RBI), Jaxon Culpepper (2/3, 2 RS, RBI, 2 SB), and Shepard Norred (2/2, SB). Thatcher Savage (2 RS, 3 RBI, SB), Jake Moak (RBI, SB), and Ryder Pardue (2 RS, 2 SB) added two hits apiece, while Luke Davis (RS, RBI), Asher Norred (2 RBI), and Grayson Kinman (2 RS, RBI, SB) had a hit each.
Quitman “Gold” 10 Choudrant 1 (Baseball): If it weren’t for the “Blue” team’s incredible run-scoring streak in every inning that they have played this year, the talk would be about what the “Gold” team continues to do. Including the one-sided affair against Choudrant, in the last four games, all of which QJH has scored in double figures, QJH “Gold” has scored in every inning, a streak that has now reached 15 frames. Bentley Ponder went 2/3 with a home run, scored three times, and drove in a run to pace the 8-hit attack, buoyed by 8 free passes and 2 Choudrant errors. Drew Mobley, Koplen Taylor (RS, SB), and Kutter Blalock (2 RS, 2 RBI, 2 SB) added a double each, and Asher Cooper got two hits and an RBI. Sutton Vail got a hit and scored a run, and Carter Kelley, Mason Tolar, and Andrew Seymore (2 RBI) scored a run.
Jonesboro-Hodge 53, Ringgold 18 (boys basketball): Carter Sanders scored 15, and Caiden Jackson added 10, both scoring all but two of their points in the first half, when Jonesboro-Hodge raced to a 34-8 lead. Brady Malone and Graylon Hendricks pitched in with 8 points apiece, while Addarren Amos and Tyson Brown added 6 points each.
Saturday, October 24
Quitman 7 Choudrant 5 (softball): the Lady Wolverines snapped a three-game losing streak by outlasting Choudrant in the opener of the Claiborne Christian tournament. Despite being limited to only a Ryleigh McCormick single, Quitman took advantage of 11 free passes – five where batters were hit by a pitch – and three Lady Aggie errors. Ellie Shultz scored twice, and Brelaina Hall, McCormick, Charlea Jones, Raegan Bell, and Abi Sullivan all scored a run each.
Claiborne Christian 7 Quitman 4 (softball): A 4-1 lead didn’t hold up as Claiborne Christian scored three in both the second and third innings. Mez’Meri Walker, Maddie Spillman, Elliot Savage, Brelaina Hall, and Reagen Bell each hit a single, and Emma Gray, Hall, Ryleigh McCormick, and Isabella Autry scored.
Claiborne Christian 9 Quitman 5 (softball): In the second game of the night against the host of the tourney, Quitman scored five in the bottom of the third to erase a 4-0 deficit, but Claiborne Christian came back to score 5 in the top of the fifth inning to win the game. The Lady Wolverines big inning began with Elliot Savage hitting a one-out single and scoring on Emma Gray’s triple. Brelaina Hall singled, Ryleigh McCormick and Isabella Autry drew consecutive walks and Charlea Jones singled in the inning as well.
Upcoming Games
Monday, October 26
JHJH at Arcadia (Basketball) – 5:00 pm
Quitman “Blue and Gold” at Choudrant – 4:30 pm
Quitman at Weston (softball doubleheader) – 4:30 pm
Tuesday, October 27
JHJH vs Winnfield (Basketball) – 5:30 pm
JHJH at Mansfield (Softball) – 5:00 pm
Quitman vs Claiborne Christian (softball doubleheader) – 5:00 pm
Weston at Simsboro (baseball doubleheader) – 5:00 pm
Weston at Choudrant (softball) – 5:00 pm