Plan B good enough for North Valley

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MERLIN — North Valley's back-up plan is working out just fine.

After their top two projected pitchers were injured before the season started, the Knights had to turn to Rachel Conard, a catcher, and Shawlena Haga, a first baseman.

On Tuesday, the two combined to help North Valley defeat Rogue River 6-3 in Skyline Conference play.

Conard earned the win, her fourth of the season, by pitching 32/3 innings, striking out nine and walking just one. She struck out the side when Haga ran into trouble in the fourth and was also 2-for-3 at the plate, including a base-clearing triple in the fourth inning. She finished with four RBIs.

Chelsey Million was 2-for-3 and scored a run for North Valley (9-4, 4-0 Skyline).

Angie Caschera was 2-for-4 for Rogue River (2-7, 1-3 Skyline). The Chieftains took a 1-0 lead in the first inning but were done in by a four-run fourth inning.

Rogue River 100 101 0 — 3 6 3

North Valley 000 402 0 — 6 7 3

Cates and Phillips; Haga, Conard (4) and Conard, Haga (4). W — Conard (4-0). L — Cates. 3B — NV: Conard.

PHOENIX 14, ILLINOIS VALLEY 0 — At Cave Junction, Kirstin Stroud-Vega pitched a one-hitter in the five-inning game and Phoenix earned its first Skyline Conference win of the season.

The Pirates (5-8, 1-3 Skyline) scored 10 runs in the second inning — four coming on a grand slam by Rebecca Singleton, who was 4-for-4.

Tessa Lockett was 2-for-3 with an RBI, Carlee Storey was 2-for-4 with three RBIs while Kourtney Scoggins and Stroud-Vega were 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Illinois Valley (0-11, 0-4 Skyline) had just one baserunner against Stroud-Vega on a second-inning single. She struck out 11 of the 16 batters faced.

Phoenix 3(10)0 10 — 14 13 0

Illinois Valley 000 00 — 0 1 6

Stroud-Vega and Heath; Huntamer, Brummett (4) and Brummett. W — Stroud-Vega (2-5). L — Huntamer. 3B — P: Stroud-Vega, Storey. HR — P: Singleton (1).

HIDDEN VALLEY 13, HENLEY 5 — At Klamath Falls, Kendra Morgan went 4-for-4 with a home run and two doubles to lead Hidden Valley in the Skyline contest.

She drove in three runs and hit a two-run homer.

Hidden Valley 150 022 3 — 13 14 3

Henley 020 201 0 — 5 7 3

Hernandez and Harris; Dreasen, Johnson (2) and Dale. W — Hernandez (6-3). L — Dreasen. 2B — HV: Morgan 2; H: Dreasen. HR — HV: Morgan.

Nonconference

ASHLAND 7, YREKA, CALIF. 0 — At Ashland, Bella Pribyl and Haley Ross combined on a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts in the nonconference game.

Ross, Caitlin Williams — who homered — and Jubilee Sharpe each had two hits for the Grizzlies (15-2).

Yreka 000 000 0 — 0 1 8

Ashland 130 003 x — 7 7 1

Graves, Smith (2), Graves (6) and Sinnott; Pribyl, Ross (5) and Cantrell. W — Pribyl (14-2). L — Graves. HR — A: Williams (1).

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