Ravenwood catcher Sarah Zarcone awaits the pitch in the district tournament win over Centennial, 7-2.

Corrected and updated 8 a.m. Wednesday
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Brentwood upset second-seeded Independence 8-4 and Ravenwood defeated Centennial 7-2 Tuesday to advance into a winners bracket showdown of the District 11-AAA softball tournament at RHS.

Ravenwood players have a team meeting during Tuesday night's 7-2 victory over Centennial. (Photos by Jodi Rall)

The Lady Bruins and the top-seeded Lady Raptors now get a day off before playing at 5 p.m. Thursday for a spot in Friday’s 7 p.m. championship game and a region berth. The loser would need to win at least one losers’ bracket game to make the final and would have to force a second championship game to be able to win the title.

Against Independence, BHS jumped ahead 1-0 in the top of the first, but gave up the lead 2-1 in the bottom of the inning. But the Lady Bruins erupted for three runs in the third, then scored again in the fourth, fifth and sixth.

Brentwood added two runs in the top of the sixth after the Lady Eagles closed within 6-4 in the fifth.

Jordan Galloway (5-4) was on the mound to pick up the win, while Shae Herrick (5-2) took the loss. Both pitchers gave up six hits apiece, but Independence had two errors.

In Tuesday’s second game, Ravenwood -- which went undefeated in the 10-game district schedule -- had to come back from a 2-0 deficit after yielding runs to Centennial in the first two innings.

RHS exploded for six runs in the bottom of the third and notched another run in the fourth. The Lady Raptors also held the Lady Cougars scoreless the rest of the way.

Two-sport standout Ashley Beyke ran her record on the mound to 16-5 for Ravenwood this season. The loss went to Centennial's Rayne Gravat (5-4).

Lindsey Thurman went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles for RHS, while Kaytlin Queen also was 3-for-4 at the plate.

Third baseman Erica Graddy and shortstop Hannah Trainer are ready for RHS infield.

District 11-AAA softball
All games at Ravenwood

Monday, May 9
Centennial 7, Franklin 5
Brentwood 13 Hillsboro 3

Tuesday, May 10
Winners bracket
Brentwood 8, Independence 4
Ravenwood 7, Centennial 2

Wednesday, May 11
Losers bracket
Hillsboro vs. Centennial, 5 p.m.
Franklin vs. Independence, 7 p.m. 

Thursday, May 12
Winners bracket: Ravenwood vs. Brentwood, 5 p.m.
Losers bracket: Game 8, Hillsboro-Centennial winner vs. Franklin-Independence winner, 7 p.m. 

Friday, May 13
Game 9, Game 8 winner vs. Ravenwood-Brentwood loser, losers bracket final, 5 p.m.
Game 10, Ravenwood-Brentwood winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7 p.m., championship
Game 11, 2nd championship game, if necessary, immediately following Game 10