Lady Hawks rally for split at East Valley

Cheney softball head coach Gary Blake believes that if his team started games stronger, they might not have to play so furiously later on.

The Lady Hawks gave up 19 runs in going 1-2 last week, 14 of which came in the first two innings against Deer Park at home Tuesday and in a doubleheader Saturday at East Valley. Cheney tried to rally but couldn’t in the first two of those three games, losing 4-2 to the Stags and 8-2 to East Valley in game one. In game two, after falling behind 6-0 after two the Lady Hawks got three in the fourth and four in the fifth to tie the Knights, tacking on a run in...