Panther JV plays RVC foes, wins four of five games

SOFTBALL

     Monticello’s junior varsity softball team won four of five games against River Valley Conference opponents last week.

     The Panthers (9-3) played a doubleheader at Northeast of Goose Lake June 13, and won by scores of 13-2 and 5-4. Monticello scored eight runs in the top of the first inning in the first game. Mallory Steiner was the winning pitcher, and went 3-for-3 at the plate. Tori McDonald batted 4-for-4 with two doubles and a triple, and scored three runs. DeLainy Fellinger was 2-for-4 with three runs scored. Hayley Manternach was 2-for-3.

     Monticello took a 5-0 lead through four innings of the second game, then held off the Rebels. Kendall Ruden was 1-for-2 with three runs batted in. Emma Sperfslage was 1-for-2 with two RBIs. McDonald was the winning pitcher.

     On June 14, the Panthers played a single game at Iowa City Regina, and lost 1-0 in six innings. Monticello was held without a hit. Steiner pitched a one-hitter with two strikeouts, but took the loss.

     The team bounced back with a home doubleheader sweep of Cascade, with the Panthers winning 7-3 and 4-3. In the first game, a five-run third inning was the difference. Steiner’s two-run single was a key hit. She finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs. Elise Kehoe had two RBIs. McDonald was the winning pitcher, had a double and scored two runs; Fellinger also crossed the plate twice.

     A sacrifice fly by Steiner scored McDonald with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fourth in the second game. McDonald was 2-for-3 with a double and three runs. Kylee Van Dorn went 2-for-2. Steiner pitched for the win.

 

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