In their first area game of the season Monday at home, the W.S. Neal Lady Eagle softball lost to Jackson 4-0.
The loss for W.S. Neal dropped the Lady Eagles to 3-4 overall and to 0-1 in area play.
While the loss was only by four runs, W.S. Neal had their opportunities to win the game but left 12 runners on base in the loss and committed six errors while getting only three hits.
After a scoreless first two innings for both teams, Jackson got on the board in the top of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead.
The Aggies would add two runs in the fifth and one in the seventh while holding W.S. Neal scoreless to get the win.
W.S. Neal left the bases loaded in the third and fifth innings and left runners on first and second in the second and sixth and runners on second and third in the fourth.
Kaitlin Hadaway took the loss on the mound for the Lady Eagles pitching the complete game going seven innings allowing seven hits, four runs, two earned, walked two and struck out eight.
At the plate for W.S. Neal, Lauren Boatwright and Autumn Hinote were both 1-for-3 and Hadaway was 1-for-4.

Jackson 10, WSNMS 6
Following the varsity game Monday, the W.S. Neal Middle School softball team lost to the Aggies 10-6.
Jackson scored eight runs in the first inning and added one in the second to build a 9-0 lead after the second inning.
The Lady Eagles would later score four in the third to cut the lead to 9-4 only to see Jackson score one in the top of the fourth to grab a 10-4 lead.
In the final inning, W.S. Neal scored two to cut the lead to 10-6 but left the bases loaded in the inning to lose by four. W.S. Neal also left the bases loaded in the third inning.
Jackson had eight hits in the game while the Lady Eagles had two.
Madison Winchester and Karissa Johnson had the two hits for the Lady Eagles.
Brittany Lucas was the starting pitcher for the Lady Eagles going four innings allowing eight hits, 10 runs, three earned, walked five and struck out none.