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Lady Dukes pick up two wins, drop one

The Gloucester High School varsity softball team earned two wins and suffered one loss on the road over the past week. The Lady Dukes earned a 13-0 shutout win over the Bruton Panthers last Wednesday, May 6. Autumn Cookson pitched five complete innings, recording 13 strikeouts. Also recording outs were Hannah Horsley who caught a fly ball in centerfield and Tessa Carteret who scooped up a grounder to throw to first baseman Maddie Thorson. Gloucester took a quick 6-0 lead in the first inning, which was spearheaded by Horsley’s three-run home run over the left field fence. Lilly Hogan and Harper Hardaway both recorded RBIs in the first inning. The Lady Dukes tacked on six more runs in the second inning with Cookson and Carteret both contributing two RBIs each. Carteret and Winnie Carlton led Gloucester in hits with two apiece. York Gloucester also defeated York, 6-4, Monday afternoon. The Lady Dukes took a 2-0 in the second inning as Autumn Cookson was hit by a pitch with the bases loade...

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