Stallions get lead, Coyotes win opener

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune

Madera’s Brianah Hamilton connects on a triple to left-centerfield to begin a third inning rally in a 12-2 victory over Madera South.

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For the first time since 2019, the Madera South Stallions softball team took a lead over the Madera Coyotes, but the Coyotes closed the game with 11 straight runs for a mercy-rule victory at Zimmerman Field.

The Stallions took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning of an April, 2019 game that the Coyotes won 6-1. Since then, the Coyotes have outscored the Stallions 60-0, including a run in the bottom of the first inning Tuesday.

The Stallions scored two runs in the top of the second for a 2-1 lead, but the Coyotes got the season-opening 12-2 win.