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No-hitter completes WCHS sweep
Lauren-Wilkinson
Lauren Wilkinson tires to tag out a runner at second. - photo by Jeff Simmons
Gabi Keith barely missed a no-hitter against the White County Warriorettes Tuesday, but she wasn’t letting the chance slip away again.Keith threw a no-hitter against the Cumberland County Lady Jets in a five-inning game, then followed it up with a shutout in another five-inning game as the Warren County High School softball team pulled off a sweep of its District 6-AAA rivals.Lauren Wilkinson hit her eighth home run to help back up Keith’s no-hitter in a 2-0 win to begin the doubleheader, while Taylor Grissom hit her second bomb to give the Lady Pioneers a cushion in a 3-0 victory in the night cap.Keith’s brilliant pitching and the team’s home run hitting have been the keys to victory in the Lady Pioneers’ three-game winning streak over District 6-AAA opponents.Keith has allowed just one run in her last 17 innings and five hits. In the Lady Pioneers’ first game Thursday, Keith was practically untouchable.Coach David Upton’s junior pitcher began the game with a walk, then went on to retire the next six batters. The only time Keith had trouble throwing was in the third, when she fielded a ground ball and sailed the throw too high for Grissom at first base.The error didn’t phase Keith though.