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YOUNGSVILLE – The North Vermilion Lady Patriots ran their winning streak to nine in a row with three more victories over the weekend.
Zoe Harrington led the Lady Pats (13-1) at the plate with a monster weekend. The sophomore went 8-for-11 with five home runs and 12 RBI in the three games combined. She now has 12 home runs and 26 RBI on the season.
“I feel like I can really see the ball right now,” Harrington said. “I can see what pitches are coming and get good contact. It feels great because everyone is coming together and enjoying the game of softball.”

The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles got 20 points from Jenna Beth Hagle and 16 from Ali Broussard, but it was not enough to help the Lady Eagles beat St. Mary’s in the first round of the playoffs.
St. Mary’s beat VC 54-44 to advance to the second round of the Select Division IV playoffs.
The Lady Eagles made it a game for three periods.
At halftime, St. Mary’s was ahead 25-22. After three quarters, VC was still in the game, 37-33.
Hagle scored seven points in the third frame, including a three-pointer.

The Abbeville Lady Wildcats fell to the West Feliciana Lady Saints 66-61 in the first round of the Division II Non-Select playoffs Thursday night.
The Lady Cats (17-6) started strong, racing out to a 14-6 lead midway through the opening quarter. Myka Johnson’s jumper in the lane gave Abbeville its biggest lead of the game at 21-12 with 1:28 to play in the first.
That’s when the wheels started to come off for the Lady Cats. D’Jaiyah Levy picked up her third foul and had to exit the game for the remainder of the half.