Iola-Scandinavia Softball Prevails in CWC Matchup with Amherst
Amherst 4 at Iola-Scandinavia 7
Iola-Scandinavia beat Amherst, 7-4, in a CWC-East match-up on Saturday, April 26. The win improved the Thunderbirds conference record to 2-3 and 6-4 overall. The Falcons drop to 1-4 in conference and 6-6 overall.
With the score tied, 4-4, going into the bottom of the sixth inning, pitcher Rayanne Clendenning helped herself out at the plate by hitting a solo homerun with one out and the T-Birds were able to add two additional insurance runs for the winning margin.
Iola-Scandinavia outhit Amherst 10-5. Braelyn Jueds had three hits and drove in one run and Maya Munoz had two hits and drove in two runs. Katie Rosenthal had a run scoring double in the first inning. Emma Printz and Brylee Jueds each drove in a run.
For Amherst, Aubrey Chandler and Makenna Orsund each had two hits. Orsund had a run-scoring single in the first inning.
Pitcher Rayanne Clendenning went the distance to earn the win for the Thunderbirds. Clendenning allowed two walks and had seven strikeouts. The T-Bird defense committed three errors.
Sam Nooyen pitched all six innings in taking the loss for the Falcons. Nooyen allowed one walk and had three strikeouts.
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