Here are the Springfield area high school softball and girls soccer results for Friday.
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Chatham Glenwood 2, Morton 0: For Chatham, Laila Franke and Rowan Law each scored after the intermission, handing coach Jay Lipe the .500 point record.th career victory.
Ripe led the Titans (9-6) to nine state appearances and two state titles, including last season.
Glenwood will seek its fifth straight Central State Eight Conference title with Decatur Eisenhower (Tuesday, April 30th) and Southeast (Thursday, May 2nd) remaining on the schedule.
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Lanphier 30, Riverton 13 (6 times): For Riverton, Maylee Payne went 3-for-5 with eight RBIs, and the Lions put together two big innings for the non-conference victory.
Lanphier scored 11 points in the top of the first inning and finished the game with 10 points in the sixth inning. Payne allowed two runs in the first inning and grounded out in the fifth. She had five RBIs, including an inside-the-park three-run homer and a two-run homer, and eight RBIs in the sixth inning.
Lanphier's leadoff batter, Tamai Jefferson, had 2 hits for 2 at bats, 4 walks, 6 runs scored, 3 RBIs, and 6 stolen bases. Jefferson hit a two-run double in the first inning. Maya Bennett had no hits but recorded six runs, five stolen bases, and four walks, and the Lions as a team took advantage of 23 walks, 24 stolen bases, and 12 wild pitches.
Brooklyn Lanham provided Riverton's offense. Lanham went 4-for-4 with two home runs, one double, four RBIs, and five RBIs. She hit two-run home runs in the first and fifth innings, and added an RBI in the fourth inning.
For Riverton, Opal Wizards had two hits and one RBI, and Raelynn Moore had two hits and three RBIs.
Gillespie 7, Pana 1 (5 times): In Gillespie, the Miners scored six points in the third inning, with Emma Gipson leading the way in the circle in the rain-shortened South Central Conference game.
With the game tied at 1, Macy Wright (2-for-2, 2 RBIs) gave Gillespie the lead with an RBI double, and Lacey Schuckenbrock added two more with a double. Delaney Taylor (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) then hit a scoring single and Eva Parrish hit a two-run home run to end the game in the third inning.
Gipson allowed three hits, one earned run, struck out six, and walked no balls. Pana took a one-run lead in the first inning when Kennedy Bowker hit a single and returned home on an error.
Taylor hit an RBI single in the second to tie the score at 1-1.
Pleasant Plains 12, Raymond Lincolnwood 2 (6 innings): At Pleasant Plains, the Cardinals scored in each inning for a nonconference victory.
Lexi Shimkus went 2-for-3 with three hits and three RBIs, and Hadley Ryan had two hits and two RBIs. Jillian Cameron went 2-for-3 and scored for Plains.
Winning pitcher Faith Nessler led the way with 10 strikeouts. He allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk.
Tori Elvidge and Morgan Cowdrey each had a hit and both had an RBI for Lincolnwood.