The No. 3-seeded team defeating the No. 2-seeded team in a high school softball tournament usually isn’t a complete surprise. That is, unless it’s something like what East Ridge’s Lady Pioneers did.
Third-seeded East Ridge already was leading by three runs Saturday in its District 6-AA winners-bracket semifinal when it added a 10-run fifth inning and defeated Central 13-1.
Regular-season champion Red Bank won the day’s first game at Signal Mountain by beating the host team 11-0. Both winners-bracket semifinals were stopped by the 10-run mercy rule after five innings.
There were also three losers-bracket games played, including Central taking out some frustration with a 16-1 three-inning victory over Tyner.
Rain interrupted the final game of the day between Hixson and Signal Mountain. That game is set to resume Monday at 4:30 p.m. East Ridge (15-17) and Red Bank (27-7) are scheduled in the winners-bracket final at 5, and the Hixson-Signal Mountain winner will play Central (12-18) at 7.