PROCTORVILLE - When the Fairland Lady Dragons take off, they like to hit high altitudes.

Fairland scored nine runs in the late innings to blow open a close game and beat the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 12-3 Wednesday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

"They made some mistakes and we just took off from there," Fairland coach Leroy Baise said.

Fairland wasted no time getting ahead by scoring three runs in the first inning.

Mandy Clark was safe on an error, Kristen Clausing singled, Kate Nida walked to load the bases, and Kelly Curry tripled them all home.

Chesapeake got a run in the top of the fifth inning to make it 3-1.

Roberts walked, stole second, and Brittany Boyle was safe on an error as the run scored.

But Fairland came back with four runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth inning.

In the fifth, Megan Auxier was safe on an error, Mandy Clark walked, and Kristen Clausing had an RBI double. Nida was safe on an error and Erika Smoot and Kelly Curry each walked to force in a run. Ashley Ward singled home the final run.

The Dragons came back with five runs in the sixth.

Megan Fisher singled and Clark and Nida reached on errors. A passed ball scored Fisher.

Smoot had a run-scoring single and Curry single in Nida. Kristen Berry reached on an error and Ward hit into a fieder's choice as a run scores the plate.

Chesapeake got two runs in the seventh.

Alysson Baise walked, Boyle tripled, and Jade Hazlett singled to score two.

Fairland is 4-1 and 2-0 in the SOC.

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Jessica Dickerson and Kristen New. Megan Auxier and Erika Smoot. W-Auxier (6-K, 4-W). L-Dickerson (4-K, 4-W). 2B-Fairland: Kelly Curry, Kristen Clausing. 3B-Chesapeake: Brittany Boyle. Hitting-Chesapeake: Brittany Boyle 2-4(2 rbi), Hazlett 1-4, Kristen New 1-3; Fairland: Megan Fisher 1-4, Clausing 2-4(4 rbi), Erika Smoot 1-3 (2 rbi), KellyCurry 2-3 (5 rbi), Ashley Ward 1-4.