The Brookhaven Lady Panthers used a balanced attack, to shut outthe North Pike Lady Jaguars10-0 in slowpitch softball softball playThursday night at the Hansel King Sportsplex.

Brookhaven garnered a 3-2 over North Pike in the JV game.

Brookhaven enters Division 6-4A play Tuesday against Wingfieldwhile North Pike hosts Lawrence County for Saturday JV/varsitydoubleheader, beginning at 6 p.m.

Brookhaven senior pitcher Brittany Smith authored the shutoutwith a one-hitter with no strikeouts and a walk. No baserunnerspast first.

“We got off to an early start tonight,” said Brookhaven headcoach Lisa Covington who was referring to her ballclub’s ability tocrank up their bats near the end of a game.

The Lady Panthers (6-2) used the second inning to get underway,sending 12 batters to the plate and authoring an 8-0 lead. AllysonWallace, Terri Hodges, Christi Martin, Lauren Smith, Katie Smith,Taylor Smith, Ashley Sykes and Brittany Smith scored.

Kayla Prince and Kelly Vinson contributed in the inning.Prince’s sacrifice fly scored Hodges. Vinson’s bases-loaded walkscored Wallace.

“We got a team effort tonight,” added Covington.

North Pike (4-4), coached by Sonya Wallace, got their lonesingle from Kaitlyn Perry in the second. Emily Dickerson walked inthe fourth.

“We just could not get our bats going,” said Wallace.”Brookhaven found their spots and put the ball in the gaps.”

The Lady Panthers got runs from Hodges and Martin in the bottomof the fifth to evoke the 10-run rule. Martin led Brookhaven with apair of singles, a triple and 2 runs scored.

Hodges singled and scored twice. Brittany Smith singled andtripled.

Jenna Dickerson suffered the loss for the Lady Jags, lastingonly 1-plus innings. Casey Dickerson came on in relief.