MOBILE, Alabama — The Daphne Lady Trojans won their first game of the season and the 399th career victory for DHS head coach L.T. Yelding with a 5-3 road win at St. Paul’s Episcopal Tuesday.

Senior Peyton Grantham hit a solo homer and two doubles with three RBIs while junior Kaitlyn Blubaugh and sophomore Bailey Lucassen each drove in runs for pitchers Kim Small who went five innings and Lucassen who closed the DHS (1-1) duties in the circle. Taylor Bahos and McKensie Williams led the 5A Area 1 Lady Saints (0-1) with season-opening RBIs.

The 6A Area 3 Lady Trojans opened their season at 6A Area 1 Mary G. Montgomery High Monday but came up a run short to the Lady Vikings in a 3-4 loss. MGM took a 4-1 lead into the fourth inning then held off a seventh–inning Daphne rally for the win in Semmes.

Grantham, who signed with the University of Alabama in November, led with a two-run homer, a pair of doubles and three RBIs to for the visitors. Lucassen suffered a pair of unearned runs in the first inning while MGM starter Rebekkah Matheny got the win.

Katelyn Wood and Haley Bodiford each had an RBI for host Mary Montgomery (1-0). Wood doubled and singled and Matheny also had two hits. Bodiford had a stolen base. Matheny struck out four while surrendering three hits and an earned run in five innings.

The Lady Trojans will try to roll the win-ometer over to 400 for coach this weekend in the Panama City Classic tournament. DHS will travel to 5A Area 2 Gulf Shores High on Tuesday then continue their opening road trip at Area 3 and Eastern Shore rival Fairhope Thursday.