The Huntland High School Lady Hornets lost to the Moore County Raiderettes 13-11 in 10 innings at Cornersville Friday in an elimination semifinal game for the District 9A tournament.

The Lady Hornets rallied to tie the game with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but they weren’t able to take the lead in extra innings as the Raiderettes jumped back ahead for good in the top of the 10th.

The Raiderettes scored two runs in the second inning and three in the third to put Huntland in an early 5-0 hole.

However, the Lady Hornets flipped the scoreboard with a seven- run frame in the bottom of the third as Millie Walker and Catara Johnson scored off of an error on a ball hit by Emily Stewart; Kinah Mason hit an RBI single; Aliza Hill, pinch-running for Mason, and Natalynn Bolin both scored on passed balls; Lily Jackson scored off of an error on a ball hit by Bolin; and Emmalyn Ennies recorded an RBI single in the inning.

Johnson drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the fourth, moved up to second on a passed ball, stole third and scored off of a double-play groundball from Mason to boost Huntland’s lead up to 8-5.

The Raiderettes pushed a pair of runs across in the top of the fifth to cut the deficit down to 8-7, and they scored three more runs in the top of the seventh to put the Lady Hornets behind by a 10-8 margin late.

Jackson singled and Analyn Riddle doubled with one out in the bottom of the seventh to reach base as the potential tying runs, and following a lineout from Peyton Counts, Bolin came through with a two-out, two-run single to tie the score at 10-10.

Ennies followed with a single of her own to move Bolin up to second base as the potential winning run, but a groundout ended the frame before she could advance any further.

The teams remained deadlocked until the top of the 10th as the Raiderettes recorded consecutive RBI doubles with two outs in the frame to drive in three total runs and make it a 13-10 game.

Johnson hit into an RBI fielder’s choice in the bottom of the 10th with Stewart then reaching base on an error to give the Lady Hornets a few baserunners with one out in the inning, but a fielder’s choice and a groundout then ended the contest as the Lady Hornets lost by two.

Mason pitched a complete game for the Lady Hornets with 11 strikeouts, 13 hits, two walks, two earned runs and 11 unearned runs allowed for the day.

With the loss, the Lady Hornets finished their season with a record of 10-9.

Following the conclusion of the tournament, Stewart was named the MVP of District 9A for the 2026 season, and Jackson, Mason and Johnson were named to the all-district team.

Jackson and Mason were also named to the district all-tournament team.

Richland 4, Lady Hornets 1

The Lady Hornets lost to the Richland Lady Raiders 4-1 at Cornersville on May 7 in a semifinal game for the District 9A tournament.

The Lady Raiders scored all of their runs for the game in the bottom of the fifth, and the Lady Hornets weren’t able to mount a comeback in response as they took their first loss in the district bracket.

Huntland head softball coach Michael Tipps said that his team struggled to gain much offensive momentum throughout the day against Richland pitcher Abigail West.

“We didn’t hit enough balls to put any pressure on them. We put balls in play. I think we had one strikeout the whole day, but we never made an adjustment to staying back, trusting our hands and going the opposite way,” he said, adding that West did a good job of mixing up her pitch speeds to keep his team off-balance. “Then, (Richland) hit one inning, and that was all it took.”

The Lady Raiders opened the bottom of the first with a walk and a bunt single to instantly move a runner into scoring position, but Mason then induced two lineouts and struck out a batter to strand both runners.

Stewart led off the top of the fourth with a single and moved up to second base on a passed ball a few pitches later, but she wasn’t able to advance any further as a popout and two flyouts ended the inning.

The scoreless tie would be broken in the bottom of the fifth as the Lady Raiders recorded five hits and scored four runs in the frame to pull away.

The Lady Hornets attempted to rally in the top of the seventh as Jackson doubled, Bolin drew a walk and Ennies recorded a two-out RBI single to drive in Jackson from third base and bring the potential tying run up to bat.

However, a groundout then ended the game as the Lady Hornets lost by three.

Mason pitched a complete game for the Lady Hornets with nine strikeouts, 10 hits, two walks, three earned runs and one unearned run allowed for the day.

With the loss, the Lady Hornets moved to 10-8 on the season.

Lady Hornets 9, Moore County 2

The Lady Hornets beat the Moore County Raiderettes 9-2 at Cornersville on May 4 in a first-round game for the District 9A tournament.

The Lady Hornets scored runs in five of their six offensive innings for the contest as they opened the postseason with a decisive victory.

The Lady Hornets got on the board early as Mason hit into an RBI fielder’s choice in the bottom of the first to make it a 1-0 game.

The Lady Hornets expanded their advantage further in the bottom of the second as Walker recorded an RBI fielder’s choice of her own, and Johnson followed with an RBI double to bring their lead up to 3-0.

The Lady Hornets loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the third as Mason singled, Jackson doubled and Riddle drew a walk, and an error on a ball hit by Counts allowed Aliza Hill, pinch-running for Mason, to score from third base and boost the deficit up to 4-0.

The Raiderettes scored their first run of the game in the top of the fourth off of an error, but the Lady Hornets countered with two more runs in the bottom of the fourth as Johnson scored off of an error on a ball hit by Stewart and Jackson recorded an RBI single to make it a 6-1 game.

The Raiderettes capitalized on a few Huntland errors in the top of the fifth to score another run and cut the deficit down to 6-2.

However, the Lady Hornets then scored three runs in the bottom half of the fifth as Walker hit an RBI single and Johnson and Stewart recorded consecutive RBI groundouts to push their lead up to 9-2.

The Raiderettes were held scoreless in the final two innings of the contest as the Lady Hornets won by seven.

Mason pitched a complete game for the Lady Hornets with nine strikeouts, three hits and two unearned runs allowed for the day.

With the win, the Lady Hornets improved to 10-7 on the season.