Cathedral beats St. Joseph Madison, honors Lily McCarthy – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper

NATCHEZ – Cathedral took a 2-1 lead over St. Joesph Madison and crossed six more runs in an 8-1 win on Monday evening. Lauren Dunbar had a two run home run and another hit that she could do in two runs.

Olivia Navarro had two RBIs for the Green Wave on a single in the lower of the fourth. Lily Crum pitched two innings and Marlie Hargon pitched five innings. Crum hit four batters and Hargon hit six. Head coach Craig Beesley said it was nice to have multiple pitchers.

“I thought Marlie came in and gave us five good quality innings,” Beesley said. “It’s good to have two pitchers who can come out and give us quality innings. This makes us feel good. “

The Green Wave had a total of seven hits and made a mistake in the game. After the game, Beesley gave a passionate speech to his players.

He said they were playing an “emotionally uninspired game” and he was not happy with the way they played despite winning the game. The players went through the movements. As a team, they didn’t control the pace of the game, he said. His critic arrives Tuesday night before their county game with Copiah Academy.

“We have a big game with Copiah because whoever wins will be in the driver’s seat in the district,” said Beesley. “We have to play as well as possible. Hopefully we can pull it out in the end. “

Yellow ribbons

The cathedral players wore yellow bows in their hair in honor of Delta Charter softball player Lily McCarthy. She died in a car accident, said Dunbar.

Senior Cate Drane said she knew Lily. She said she knew several of her teammates and classmates who knew Lily.

“It seemed unreal when it happened,” said Drane. “We played in her honor tonight. We wore yellow ribbons because their favorite color was yellow. She always used the yellow heart emoji. “

Drane’s teammate, Hannah Murray, wanted the team to wear the ribbons in honor of Lily. She said most of her teammates played softball with her and they grew closer together as they got older.

“She was just a really happy person. She always lit the room when she walked in, ”Murray said. “The past week was emotional. She was always someone who would run up to you and hug you. “