The Class 5A Area 5 championship remains in Deatsville.
The Holtville softball team cemented a clean sweep against area opponents on Saturday in the area tournament and punched its ticket to regionals.
The Bulldogs opened with a 6-1 win over Marbury with the team accounting for seven total hits on the day. Bailea Boone, Avery Goff, Anna Lawrence, Victoria Bullock, Kinsley Faulk, Maddie Oates and Laylin Graham all racked up hits on the day.
Brooke Findley manned the circle for the first game, striking out five batters and walking two. She allowed four hits and one run through all seven innings on the day.
Even though the Bulldogs snatched a win, it took a while to get going. They finished the first three frames scoreless before piling runs up on the scoreboard. They saved their best outing in the bottom of the sixth inning, where the Bulldogs put up four runs while Marbury was left in the dust.
The late-game success carried over into the next game against Brew Tech, where Holtville won 14-6. Boone, in typical fashion, made use of all her at-bats. She went four-for-five at the plate and scored three runs. Kylie Snowden was not far behind either; logging three hits, two runs and three RBIs in her four at-bats. Snowden and Goff added to the onslaught, each hitting one over the fence. In total, Holtville accumulated 16 hits in the championship bout.
Holtville is still waiting to see who its opponent will be in regionals but will begin play on May 5 and 6.
