New Kent Charles City Chronicle

News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | March 29, 2024

New Kent not spooked by Lady Phantoms, cruises in quarterfinal win

By Robb Johnson | May 28, 2023 10:29 am

New Kent’s Alline Alexander leads the charge on the mound for the Lady Trojans.

Robb Johnson photo

New Kent’s Lady Trojans quest to repeat for a state title opened Friday afternoon in a quarterfinal contest against the visiting Lady Phantoms. For the hosts, it didn’t take long to move on to the semifinals.

New Kent cruised to a 20-0 win, advancing to Tuesday afternoon’s semifinal contest.

The Lady Trojans got on the board early behind a three-run double from Abbie Kegley. Cassidy Branch singled, driving home Kegley and providing New Kent a 4-0 lead.

New Kent added 16 more runs in the remainder of the contest. Meanwhile, Alline Allexander and Amber Greiner controlled the mound, combining for 13 strikeouts and allowing only one hit.

New Kent Lady Trojans Head Coach Maria Bates talked about taking care of business in the quarterfinal round.

“We wanted to execute the little things,” she said. “Our pitchers showed quality work today.

“This team has had the reps and it’s about fine tuning everything going into our next game,” she concluded.