SAFE - Hamilton’s Lady Bulldog softball team split games last week to move to 8-5 on the season and 6-4 in district. In the first round of district competition, the Lady Bulldogs fell on the road in Blum by a lopsided score of 19-4. On Wednesday of last week, the Lady Dogs took just three innings to flip the script, pummeling the visiting Lady Bobcats 19-4 in Hamilton. Jordyn Medina toed the rubber for all three innings and recorded three strikeouts while sacrificing just two hits. In turn, the Lady Dogs scattered five hits, including two by Kendal Stroud and one each by Grace Killian, Addison Kelley and Lily Emeyabbi. Emeyabbi drew two walks and was one for one at the plate with a team high three RBIs. Laurel Ann Elkins, Dezlyn Lamb, Killian, Kelley, Medina and Stroud each batted in two runs, and Skylar Carr drove in one. Last Friday, the Lady Dogs traveled to face district frontrunner Rio Vista. The Lady Eagles posted a 27-7 win in Hamilton during the first round of district competition but found themselves up by just two runs through four innings on Friday. Rio Vista added two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to eventually triumph over the Road Dogs 6-0. Lamb and Killian recorded Hamilton’s only two hits in the ballgame. The Lady Bulldogs were scheduled to host Jonesboro on Tuesday of this week before traveling to Itasca on Friday. The first pitch in Itasca is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Pictured at right, Laurel Ann Elkins confers with Assistant Coach Andrew Heers while standing safely on first base. Above, Skylar Carr slides headfirst across home plate for a run in Hamilton’s 19-4 win over Blum on Wednesday of last week. Staff photos/Hinton