The Lady Conchs lined up with a familiar opponent for their FHSAA 4A regional quarterfinals on May 6. Lourdes Academy made the trip to Key West for another go at the Southernmost softball team, after losing to the Conchs April 29. The quarterfinals proved even more of an overwhelming win for Key West, who defeated Lourdes 15-0 in just three innings.
The Key West bats were ablaze with a dozen hits, including two each from Lucy Katz, Arianna Garcia and Lilee Gage, plus a Charlie Bracher home run. Kaleya Cervantes, Maicee Gage, Shylo Sanchez, Kaleaya Dickerson and Aaliyah McLeod all contributed to the hit count.
The Royal Lions could not touch pitcher Brianna Brenner’s delivery. Brenner struck out five, walked one and tossed three innings of no-hit softball to win in a resounding mercy-rule victory.
Next up for the second-seeded Conchs was a May 12 regional semifinal (result not available at press time) in Key West’s Backyard with third-seeded Somerset Academy, the squad that knocked out Key West’s baseball team this season.
