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SPENCER – The Spencer softball team posted its first Cloverbelt Conference East Division win of the season, slugging past Loyal/Greenwood 10-6 on Thursday at Spencer High School.
The Rockets scored all 10 of its runs in the first four innings and held on for the win, moving to 3-8 overall and 1-2 in the Cloverbelt East.
Berklie Ireland went the distance on the mound for Spencer, finishing with six strikeouts and six walks. She also had a single, a double and two RBI at the plate in the win.
Emma Nieman had three RBI and Hannah Schreiner knocked in two for the Rockets.
Spencer plays at Gilman on Friday.
Rockets 10, Greenhounds 6
Loyal/Greenwood 310 110 0 – 6 7 3
Spencer 431 200 x – 10 6 1
WP: Berklie Ireland. LP: Karsyn Penk.
SO: Penk (1 1/3 inn.) 1, Addison Davidson (4 2/3 inn.) 4; Ireland 6. BB: Penk 5, Davidson 3; Ireland 6.
Top hitters: LG, Tiffany Mitte 2×4, 2B, 2 RBI. S, Hannah Schreiner 1×3, 2 RBI; Ema Schultz 2 runs; Hannah Rucker 1×2, 2 runs; Emma Nieman 2B, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Ireland 2×4, 2B, 2 RBI.
Records: Loyal/Greenwood 2-5, 1-2 Cloverbelt Conference East Division; Spencer 3-8, 1-2 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.