BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Bradford High School’s softball team outhit host Orange Park 7-5, but the Tornadoes were left still seeking their first win after a 7-1 loss on Feb. 26.
Rylie Blankenship, who went 3 for 4, hit a single to lead off the top of the first, advanced to second on a passed ball and stole third before scoring on a wild pitch.
Orange Park scored two runs in the bottom of the inning.
Blankenship was the team’s only batter with multiple hits, though Amber Wynn did hit a double in the fifth to give Bradford runners on second and third before a strikeout ended the scoring threat.
Bradford (0-3) entered the game off an 11-1 loss to host Suwannee on Feb. 23. The Tornadoes had only three hits, with one being a double by Keegan Yowell.
The Tornadoes host Bolles on Friday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m.
