Photos: Francis Howell tops Troy Buchanan to win Class 5 District 4 softball title

Francis Howell wins first district softball championship since 2017

Francis Howell standout Lorin Boutte's fourth inning solo home run was all the offense the Vikings would need on Friday. Thanks to Boutte.

The junior pitcher tossed a three-hit shutout as No. 1 seed Francis Howell defeated second-seeded Troy Buchanan 2-0 to win the Class 5 District 4 softball championship at Fort Zumwalt West.

Boutte leads the Vikings at the plate with four home runs and 32 RBIs. On the mound, she's 12-2 and has allowed just 21 earned runs in 115 2/3 innings.

Francis Howell (26-6) advances to face Francis Howell North (6-23) in the Class 5 quarterfinals on Wednesday at Howell. Howell North was seeded sixth for the Class 5 District 3 tournament but defeated third-seeded Ritenour, second-seeded Pattonville and top seed Kirkwood to win the district title.

Here is a look at the game from photographer Derrick Docket:

Francis Howell vs. Troy Buchanan softball

Photos from Derrick Docket

Published Oct 15, 2022

NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting. He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com. In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University.

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