By Staff
NILES - The Brandywine varsity softball team went 2-1 at the Clinton Invitational on Saturday.
The Lady Bobcats (26-7) defeated host Clinton 3-2 and Lansing Catholic Central 10-4. Brandywine was defeated by Monroe Jefferson, 6-1.
In the first game, the Lady Bobcats had just two hits.
Zache allowed just one earned run and struck out eight.
Against Clinton, Brandywine finished with five hits, led by Zache with a pair of singles and a RBI. Lauren Kachur doubled and drove in two runs.
Zache tossed a two-hitter with four strikeouts.
In the final game against Lansing Catholic Central, Brandywine's bats came alive.
The Lady Bobcats had 15 hits, including a single, a home run and three RBIs from Zache.
Brandywine also had a single and a double from Kelli Zache and Angela Newman. Newman drove in two runs, while Kelli Zache had a RBI.
First game
Monroe Jefferson 100 130 1 - 6 6 0
Brandywine 000 001 0 - 1 2 4
Janea Castoiglione (W), Kendra Zache (L, 3-2)
Record
Monroe 19-5
Second game
Brandywine 300 000 0 - 3 5 1
Clinton 010 001 0 - 2 2 1
Kendra Zache (W 4-2), Kristin Kimble (L)
2B: Lauren Kachur (B)
Record
Clinton 18-10
Third game
Lansing Catholic Central 002 002 0 - 4 4 1
Brandywine 211 141 0 - 10 15 1
Emily Francis (L), Kendra Zache (W, 5-2)
2B: Kelli Zache 2 (B), Angela Newman 2 (B)
3B: Kristina Ford (B)
HR: Kendra Zache (B)
Record:
Brandywine 26-7, Lansing 27-8