Lady Bears topple Grizzlies in CTH tourney semi-finals

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BEAR CREEK — Chatham Central used a six-run fourth here Thursday afternoon to best Clover Garden 8-0 in semi-final round action of the 1A Central Tar Heel Conference Tournament.

By virtue of the victory, the regular season champions moved on to host Chatham Charter that same evening in Bear Creek in an attempt to defend its tournament crown from a season ago.

Chatham Central (14-3), fresh off an unbeaten regular season title in the CTH, tallied a run in the first and another in the second before putting the game away in the fourth.

Raynee Redington went 3-for-3 with three runs, two RBI and a double to pace the Bears offensively while Mary Grace Murchison slugged a homer in a 1-for-2 outing with a run and an RBI, Bailey Barker was 1-for-2 with a run, an RBI and a sacrifice fly, and Gracie Gaines 1-for-1 with a run, an RBI and a sacrifice fly.

Also for Central, Lindsay Polston was 1-for-1 with an RBI while Lauren Collins was 2-for-2 with a run and a triple, and Addie Fields 1-for-1 with a run.

Lauren Oldham took the win on the mound for the Bears after going an innings and fanning two while Remington allowed four walks and struck out five as the Chatham Central duo closed with a four-inning no-hitter.