East Hamilton’s Syerra Rogers continues to deliver in the clutch.
The senior struck out a dozen batters and hit a game-tying double in the top of the sixth as the Lady Hurricanes rallied for an impressive 4-2 victory over District 5-AAA rival Ooltewah on Tuesday.
Reese Knox began the pivotal three-run sixth for East Hamilton (19-6-1, 10-1) with a leadoff bunt single before Rogers began a trend as Grace Hixson and Nicole Wasserstrom also followed suit with run scoring doubles. Wasserstrom and Rogers each had two hits in the victory
Rogers (15-2) upped her strikeout count to 197 over 105 2/3 innings this season while she also is batting .429 with eight home runs (17 extra base hits), 34 RBIs and 17 stolen bases.
Ashlynn Watkins provided a spark for the visitors with a solo home run in the top of the fifth shortly after Ooltewah’s Alexandria Haynes had singled in two runs in the fourth.