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After falling behind 4-0 after three innings, the Lady Bobcats of Erath stormed back and scored nine runs in the final four innings en route to a 9-8 win over Patterson.
Heading into the top of the sixth frame, Erath was down 8-4. But the Lady Bobcats’ bats exploded and Erath scored five runs to make it a 9-8 game with one more inning to play.
Big hits for EHS in the top of the sixth frame were by Aubrey Desormeaux, Reigh Landry and a double by Courtney Dubois.
Landry finished the game with three hits, including two doubles and a home run.

Jayla Reaux, a senior at Abbeville School, made history in Vermilion Parish on Wednesday.
Reaux signed a letter of intent to attend Midland University in Nebraska and be part of its female powerlifting team.
She becomes the first female from the parish to sign a powerlifting scholarship.
Midland University, a small private university in Nebraska, is one of the few colleges that offer scholarships in powerlifting.
Most universities, such as UL-Lafayette, look at powerlifting as club sport and do not offer club sport scholarships.

On Thursday, Erath High senior Joel Allen officially signed with Arkansas Little Rock University. Joel will be competing on the collegiate cross country and track team. Joel is the son of Nita and Kendall Allen and is a four-year member of the EHS track team. Arkansas Little Rock competes in the Sun Belt Conference.