The Zion Chapel Lady Rebels made a statement in the area race by downing cross-county rival New Brockton 12-0 Thursday.

Zion scored two runs in the first and tacked on five more in the second to put the Lady Gamecocks out of the game early on.

The Lady Rebels loaded the bases in the top of the first, before Caroline Brown’s shot was mishandled by the New Brockton third baseman to score Billie Copeland for the game’s first run. Zion put another run on the board in the fourth inning, before exploding for four more runs in the fifth.

The Lady Rebels pounded out 10 hits, and took advantage of 9 New Brockton errors in the area rout.

Faith Dewberry led the Lady Rebels at the dish, going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Copeland went 3-for-4 at the plate, and scored three runs.

Shelby Sorrells turned in a dominant performance in the circle for Zion Chapel. She surrendered just two hits, a double in the first inning and a single in the fifth, while striking out nine.