The Zion Chapel Rebels season came to a Friday when they fell to the Reeltown Rebels 5-3 in the Class 2A South Central Regional Tournament.

Before the loss the Rebels picked up a 10-0 win over Highland Home.

“I saw from my girls the same things I saw from them all year,” said Rebels head coach George Boswell. “They didn’t want their season to end, and they didn’t want the game to end. They battled all the way to the last strike and to the last out. There is no quit in these girls, and I’m proud as heck of them.”

The Rebels offense was rolling in their 18-2 win over Holy Spirit on Thursday. They carried that over into Friday morning’s game against Highland Home, scoring 10 runs on 16 hits.

The scoring began in the first inning, when Katie Qualls singled in Caroline Brown and Billie Copeland. The Rebels scored two more runs in the third inning when Qualls slapped single to score Copeland and Lexy Rugg reached on an error, scoring Ivey Amlong.

Qualls drove in her fourth and fifth RBIs of the game in the fourth when she doubled in Brown and Copeland to stretch the Rebels lead to 7-0.

The Rebels scored two more in the fifth when Carter reached on a bunt single to score Kinley Parker and Brown singled in Carter.

Qualls drove in her sixth run in the sixth when she doubled in Copeland.

Qualls led the Rebels with four hits and six RBIs, while Parker and Copeland each had three hits.

“I am proud of her (Qualls),” Boswell said. “She is one of our seniors and she has stepped up all year.”

Rebel starter Carter Nelson pitched a complete game shutout for the Rebels.

In their third elimination game of the tournament, the Rebels faced Reel Town.

Zion Chapel got on the board first in the first inning when Carter singled in Dewberry, who reached on a walk and advanced on a wild pitch.

Reeltown evened things up in the bottom of the second inning on a homerun to left field. They took a 2-1 lead in the fourth with three.

Reeltown gave the Rebels a gift in the fifth when they walked three consecutive batters with two outs to even the score at 2-2.

Reeltown came back to score one in the fifth and then a big insurance run in the sixth.

Zion Chapel didn’t quit they loaded the bases in the seventh inning determined to tie the game. Carter was thrown out at home and Qualls popped out to end the game and the season for the Rebels.

“We had our opportunities,” Boswell said. “We stranded a few too many runners that last game. Against a team like Reeltown, that will come back to get you. My hats off to them they are a really good team.”

Copeland pitched all seven innings for Zion Chapel in game two. She let up five runs on nine hits. Zion Chapel finished with five hits led by Carter, who had two.

The South Central Regional Tournament will conclude on Saturday. Games will begin at 9 a.m.