Lady Brahmas sweep Industrial

COLUMBUS – The Hallettsville Lady Brahmas sweep District 25- AAA opponent Industrial in the 3A regional quarterfinals Friday.

LB easily took the first game 13-1 before things got a little dicey in the second game, a 6-5 Hallettsville victory. The LB had beaten the Industrial in district 10-0, 11-0 with no-hitters in district, but the Cobras proved to be a formable opponent in Game 2.

Kaylie Olivarez (11-2) threw a complete-game whitewashing. The junior right-hander struck out 10 and walked 5. The only Cobra run was unearned

The LB jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with Macie Jansky providing a big two out, two-run double after Hanna Zachary singled and Olivarez walked.

Hallettsville punched across two runs in the third inning for a 4-0 lead. Ella Amsden led off with a single, went to third on an infield out by Katelyn Pustejovsky and scored on a single to right center by Olivarez. Olivarez came across when Carson Jansky reached on an error.

Two runs scored in the fifth on errors.

The LB started distancing themselves from the Cobras with four runs in the sixth. Olivarez, who was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI, singled to score two