Offense was tough to come by and third seeded Silo came up short in a pitcher’s duel in dropping a 3-0 verdict to Kiefer in the opening round of the Class 3A fastpitch state tournament last week in Oklahoma City.
Things started well enough for the Lady Rebels with a Trinity Ford double just two batters into the contest, but Silo managed only one hit the rest of the way off Kiefer ace Sienna Renz. That was a Maddix Sander double in the seventh inning.
Junior Kostina Tubby was the tough luck losing pitcher in going all seven innings in which she allowed just one earned run while scattering four hits. She struck out nine and walked four.
The Lady Trojans scored all the runs they would need with a pair in the fourth stanza when Silo made all three of its errors for the game.