Back-to-back five run innings snatched victory from the jaws of defeat Tuesday night in Clear Lake.
Evan Janssen admittedly didn’t know much about soccer growing up, but that still didn’t stop him and some of his AGWSR baseball teammates from being late to practice. Now the sport has become his job.
Big plays by both the South Hardin defense and their offense helped them hold off a one-win BCLUW on Monday night.
For those that take a quick glance at the final score on Monday, they may assume it was a blowout between South Hardin and No. 5 BCLUW.
With Taryan Barrick getting back into form after an offseason knee injury, all the fifth-ranked AGWSR Cougars needed was one run. They got that in the first inning, but added runs in the third, fourth and sixth to beat Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4-0 in Ackley Monday night.
It took two weeks, but the AGWSR Cougars picked up their second win of the season Monday with a 7-3 decision against Gladbrook-Reinbeck. The win, in Ackley, earned the Cougars the season split with the Rebels.
Saturday's tournament in Waverly was one to forget for the Iowa Falls-Alden softballers.
A low scoring game turned into a rout during the final innings of Friday's North Central Conference softball clash between Algona and Iowa Falls-Alden.
South Hardin and Grundy Center were tied at 2-2 in the top of the sixth when the game was called on May 30. The two were scheduled to pick up the rest of that game and play the second time around when they went to Grundy Center.
At the end of the season, South Hardin is going to want to take both games against Grundy Center back. The first time through, the Spartans won on a weather shortened contest (5-4).
If there was ever a time to be leery of a winless team with a roster of nine eighth graders and six freshman, Iowa Falls-Alden Coach Brendon McNulty thought Friday was that moment.
Ben Macy hammered AGWSR’s first home run of the season Thursday in Sheffield. It came from the leadoff spot in the first inning, and gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead.