MARION, Ill. -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-10 Thursday evening when they beat the Marion Lady Wildcats on the road, 3-1.

After a scoreless first half, the Lady Bulldogs wasted little time in the second, scoring two goals in three minutes. Jordi Ferrell was first to connect at the 44-minute mark on an assist from Abbi Keefer. Ferrell would then return the favor to Keefer at the 47-minute mark to give the visiting squad a 2-0 lead.

Marion's Jessie Crabtree would cut the deficit back down to one a few minutes later but that proved to be as close as the Lady Wildcats would get, as a corner kick from Ferrell would connect with Laura Atchison for Sikeston's third goal of the night.

"I thought we played a pretty good game tonight against a tough team in Marion," said Sikeston coach Derrick Long. "Our defense stayed solid for us and I felt our offense really picked up in the second half.

"Abbi (Keefer) and Jordi (Ferrell) really played well up front for us tonight and I thought Jordi really did a great job of controlling the tempo for us through most of the game."

Sikeston goalie Amber Minner picked up 11 saves in the win. The Lady Bulldogs will be back in action Monday afternoon when they host the Poplar Bluff Lady Mules at 5 p.m. In junior varsity action, the Lady Bulldogs tied the Lady Wildcats 1-1.

BASEBALL

Tri-County Tournament

COOTER -- The Cooter Wildcats became Tri-County Tournament champions Thursday afternoon after beating the Campbell Camels 6-0.

Junior Aaron McCaig threw seven shutout innings against the Camels, striking out 10, walking three and giving up five hits.

Campbell's Cale Weeks record the loss, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks through five innings of work.

At the plate, Cooter was lead by Charles Copeland and Jonathan Boone. Each had two hits with a home run.

Scott Central 14, Meadow Heights 8

MEADOW HEIGHTS -- The Scott Central Braves baseball team picked up another win on Thursday afternoon as they traveled to Meadow Heights and stole a win, 14-8.

Caleb Johnson picked up the win on the mound and helped his own cause at the plate going 3-for-5 with two singles, a double and two RBI.

Mark Freed led the way for the Braves offensively going 4-for-5 with two singles, two doubles and four RBI.

Scott Central is now 3-10 on the season and will be at home against Gideon on Monday.

East Prairie 20, Advance 7

ADVANCE -- Advance junior Cory Cooper went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, but it wasn't nearly enough as the Hornets lost by 13 runs to visiting East Prairie.

For the Eagles, Ben Hall got the win while Tyler Whyvark had four hits, including a double.

SOFTBALL

NMCC 7, Bernie 3

BERNIE -- The New Madrid County Central Lady Eagles softball team is now 11-2 on the season after defeating the Bernie Lady Mules on Thursday by a score of 7-3.

Brittany Masterson received the win, throwing seven innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits and six walks. She also struck out four in the victory.

The Lady Eagles recorded five hits, two of which were doubles by Courtney Robinson and Courtney " Masterson. "

The game was well played, said NMCC head coach Steve Rogers. "Brandy Ash and Samantha Hunter made some good defensive plays. The girls played really well " behind Brittany Masterson today.

The Lady Eagles will now travel to Caruthersville today at 4 p.m.

Meadow Heights 3, Scott County Central 2

PATTON -- Hattie Cook doubled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to give the Panthers a home victory over Scott County.

Senior pitcher Lindsey Mayfield earned the win, tossing all seven innings and striking out five while walking one.

Mayfield was also 3-for-3 with a double to help the Panthers improve to 3-7.

GOLF

Sikeston finishes second

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs golf team took second place in a triad meet with Cape Central and Saxony Lutheran on Thursday afternoon.

The Bulldogs shot 176 as a team, with De Bizzell recording the best score with a 41.

Dakota Trevino shot a 42 and Bill Green a 43 to round out the top three Sikeston scores.

Up next for the Bulldogs is the district tournament which begins on Monday.

TENNIS

Cape Central 6, Sikeston 3

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Cape Central captured five out of six singles matches in a victory over Sikeston.

Singles: Dan Agung (S) def. David Berry (C), 9-8 Patrick Duffy (C) def. Charlie Jones (S), 8-2 Will LaFoe (C) def. Stuart Strom (S), 8-6 Brandon Gonzales (C) def. Justin Deere (S), 8-6 Garrett McMillan (C) def. Seth Colwick (S), 9-7 Andrew Schupert (C) def. Adam Martin(S), 8-1

Doubles: Agung and Jones (S) def. Berry and Duffy (C), 9-7 Strom and Deere (S) def. LaFoe and McMillan (C), 8-5 Gonzales and Josh Hubbard (C) def. Colwick and Martin (S), 8-2