PARIS- Coach Jonathan Vire’s Paris softball team entered this season wanting to see an uptick in their play on the field to mark improvement from last year’s rebuilding season. And although the win / loss record may not appear to show progress, the actual play on the field and the competitiveness the Lady Eagles have shown against good competition does indicate progress.
Paris officially opened the 2024 season with a road game at Dover. Paris was in the game until the last inning when Dover got a base hit to score the go ahead, walk-off win for the Lady Pirates.
The Lady Eagles then traveled to Lavaca to play a very good Lady Arrows team. Lavaca, who is stacked with great pitching and a tremendous infield, scored a game-shortened 12-1 win over Paris. The Lady Eagles, who were competitive in the first two innings of the game, committed a series of errors that produced scoring opportunities for Lavaca, and the game was never in doubt from that point. Paris played the game at Lavaca without outfielder Annabelle Perry.
The Lady Eagles have turned their attention to conference play with the first game being played at Two Rivers. At publication time for this story, Paris was scheduled to play Two Rivers and Booneville during the week of March 12-14. Due to spring break, Paris will not play the week of March 18-22. After the break, the Lady Eagles will resume play on March 25 at Waldron.
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