ELMA — The Tigers bats’ were hot, especially in the later innings in a 12-9 nonleague victory over defending State 1A champion Elma here on Friday. Payton Pocklington led her team with a 4 for 5 showing at the play and three doubles, and Centralia finished with 13 total hits.
“It was nice to get a win again,” Centralia coach Candy Hallom said. “We’ve kind of struggled here and there, it was a good win for us.”
Centralia jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and a half, but found itself up just 5-4 heading into the top of the fifth. They answered with a 4-run rally in that frame then put up a 3-run rally in the sixth. Elma didn’t go away quietly, scoring 3 runs in the fifth and 2 in the seventh, but couldn’t defeat its 2A opponents.
Leti Ramirez was 3 for 5 and teammates Bryce Gilmore and Madi Crews each had two hits. Payton Cline had a solo home run in the third inning.
“We played tough defense and I think we did well,” Hallom said.
Centralia (3-10) plays at Rochester on Monday.
