It was a rough week for the Gans Lady Grizzlies last week as they went 0-3, losing twice in the Riverside Conference Tournament on Thursday — falling 13-0 to Keota and 5-3 to Arkoma — after beginning the week with a 4-2 road loss to Arkoma on Aug. 28.
In the tournament loss to Keota, Keota pitcher Jaycee Byrd threw a three-inning perfect game with seven strikeouts.
The Lady Lions scored 12 of their 13 runs in the opening inning to put away the game early.
Brianna Burris (1-8) took the loss, getting a strikeout in two innings of work.
In the tournament loss to Arkoma, the Lady Grizzlies (1-10) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Burris, who then later scored on an Arkoma error.
However, the Lady Mustangs scored once in the second inning and four runs in the third inning to take a 5-2 lead after three innings.
Gans scored its final run in the fourth inning as Destiny Montgomery scored on a passed ball to cut Arkoma lead to 5-3, but the Lady Grizzlies got no closer.
In defeat, Burris singled with an RBI, while Montgomery, Reina Gaona, K’Cee Osburn, Makinzie Kimble and Stevie Pratt all singled for Gans.
Burris took the loss, despite getting five strikeouts in three innings.
In the loss to Arkoma on Aug. 28, the Lady Mustangs scored twice in the first inning and single runs in the second and third innings for a 4-0 lead.
The Lady Grizzlies cut the deficit in half in the fourth inning on a one-out, two-RBI single by Melania Paniagua, but Gans did not get any closer.
In defeat, Burris doubled, while Paniagua hit a two-run single for all the offense for Gans. Burris took the loss, despite recording five strikeouts in four innings.
The Lady Grizzlies had their Aug. 29 road game against Cave Springs canceled due to the Lady Hornets not having enough players.