The ship is back on the right course. A week after going 1-5 and wondering what direction it was headed, the Malcolm softball team got back on track as it flipped the script and went 5-1 last week.
The No. 9 Clippers’ bats finally started heating up as Malcolm’s sluggers hit six home runs and 12 doubles in a six-game stretch.
Alanea Babb had a three-run blast against Fillmore Central-Exeter-Milligan-Friend at the Sept. 3 Fairbury Invitational. The senior went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs in the 10-2 win. Keira Farritor got the scoring started with a two-run double in the bottom of the first. The junior had four RBIs.
Farritor and Alyssa Fortik both homered when Malcolm took down Scottsbluff in the second game of the day as the Clippers downed the Bearcats, 6-3. Emma Brown drove in two runs while also earning the win in the circle.
Malcolm opened the day with its only loss of the week, a 7-5 extra innings hiccup against Elkhorn North. The Clippers were within seconds of reaching the time limit when the final out of the sixth inning was recorded while Malcolm led, 2-1.
The game continued and the Wolves scored two to send it to an extra frame.
