CONWAY — Mansfield High School continued to have a magical athletic season.
Saturday, the Lady Tigers needed an extra inning to add another state title to the books. Mansfield defeated Riverside, 4-2, in eight innings for the Class 2A State Softball Tournament title.
Mansfield had five hits in the game. Riverside had three when the game was over.
The Lady Tigers scored a run in the fifth inning.
Riverside waited until the sixth inning to score a run.
At the conclusion of regulation, the game was tied at 1-1.
The eighth inning had all of the highlights in the game.
Each extra inning starts with a runner on second base. Mansfield’s first batter reached after an error by the Riverside third baseman.
A sacrifice bunt scored the lead runner and then after the bases were load, a single to left scored two runs to put it out of reach.
The game was held at Farris Field on the campus of University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
