A busy week for the Oskaloosa High softball team got off to a tough start Monday (6/10). The 5th ranked Indians lost a doubleheader to 14th ranked Norwalk in Oskaloosa. Norwalk took the first game 1-0 as Haley Downe pitched a two-hitter for the Warriors, striking out 12. Hayle Hacker took the loss; she allowed six hits and struck out nine. The nightcap started with an offensive flurry. It was tied 4-all after three innings. But Norwalk broke that tie with one run in the sixth and added three more in the seventh for 8-4 win. Faith DeRonde and Ashley Kindley each had two hits for Oskaloosa…. DeRonde was the losing pitcher. The Indians are 8-4 overall and 2-3 in the Little Hawkeye Conference. They’ll host Grinnell Tuesday night (6/11) in a makeup game starting at 7:30.
Norwalk beats Oskaloosa in Monday Softball Doubleheader
A busy week for the Oskaloosa High softball team got off to a tough start Monday (6/10). The 5th ranked Indians lost a doubleheader to 14th ranked Norwalk in Oskaloosa. Norwalk took the first game 1-0 as Haley Downe pitched a two-hitter for the Warriors, striking out 12. Hayle Hacker took the loss; she allowed six hits and struck out nine. The nightcap started with an offensive flurry. It was tied 4-all after three innings. But Norwalk broke that tie with one run in the sixth and added three more in the seventh for 8-4 win. Faith DeRonde and Ashley Kindley each had two hits for Oskaloosa…. DeRonde was the losing pitcher. The Indians are 8-4 overall and 2-3 in the Little Hawkeye Conference. They’ll host Grinnell Tuesday night (6/11) in a makeup game starting at 7:30.