OAKWOOD - West Hall's Shae Allen tossed a one-hit shutout in leading the Lady Spartans to a crucial 3-0 win over East Hall in Region 7-AAA softball action Tuesday.<br>
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The Spartans (12-7, 5-4) scored three runs in the first inning, helped by a Vikings error, and Allen made it stand up.<br>
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East Hall (7-11, 3-6) had runners in scoring position in five of the seven innings but couldn't get the big hit.<br>
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"It was frustrating because we did the little things to move people over but couldn't get them in," East Hall coach Kevin Thomas said.<br>
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Heather Buffington got East Hall's only hit of the game. Vikings' pitcher Nichole Clay scattered five Spartans' hits and struck seven while allowing no earned runs.<br>
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Stacie Ertzberger had two hits for West Hall and Paige Hanson and Lindsey Paulson also had hits.<br>
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The Vikings finish their region schedule Thursday playing host to Flowery branch on Senior Night. Clay and Tori White are the only east Hall seniors this year.
