BRISTOL — Right down from the Bristol Casino, the Tennessee High softball team has an ace up its sleeve.
Junior Carly Compton struck out nine en route to a four-hitter and hit a home run as the Vikings defeated David Crockett, 5-1, in the winners’ bracket final of the District 1-AAA tournament on Tuesday night.
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