The West Bladen Lady Knights held off at late rally by the St. Pauls Lady Bulldogs to get an 8-3 win in a Southeastern 1A/2A softball game played Friday night at St. Pauls.

Hillary Jones only allowed two hits over the first five innings with 12 strikeouts and no walks. Amanda Abbott pitched the final two innings giving up four hits, two strikeouts, and one walk.

The win raises the Lady Knights overall record to 8-0 in the conference and 13-3 overall. The next game is scheduled for tonight at home against Fairmont.

The Lady Knights scored one run in the first on a single by Carrie Parnell to lead off the game and came home on a single by Taylor Smith.

West scored four more in the third inning when Emilee Riggsbee led off with a double to left field, moved to third after a single by Parnell, back to back triples by Jones and Smith, then a towering drive by Kenedra Smith that hit the middle of the fence for a double driving in another run.

Two more runs were added in the fourth inning when Riggsbee singled followed by back-to-back triples by Parnell and Schumacher added insurance runs.

The Lady Knights closed the scoring in the seventh when Jones smashed a hard single to left which the left fielder was unable to field cleanly and it went to the fence. Taylor Smith advanced Jones home with a fielder’s choice to the third baseman.