Algona 10
Clear Lake 1
The Clear Lake Lion junior varsity softball team fell to Algona 10-1 to fall to 3-6 overall.
The Lions scored their only run in the fifth inning with Megan Fisher, Ava Kappmeyer and Lily Moran having single base hits in the loss.
Makyla Johnson pitched four innings and recorded five strike outs with Kappmeyer relieving, pitching the fifth and part of the sixth as the game ended.
“Tonight, we put the ball in play. Things didn’t fall for us. Algona’s pitcher only had two strikeouts on the night,” said coach Christina Gerber. “Which means we were doing what we needed to do at the plate, but they made defensive plays they needed to and held us to only one run.”
Clear Lake 9
Mason City 7
The Lions bounced back against Mason City with a close 9-7 victory to improve to 4-6 on the year.
Clear Lake was down after the first 2-1 but five runs in the second put the Lions ahead before a five-run fourth inning for the Riverhawks. The Lions closed out the game with three runs in the fourth.
Madeline McLaughlin, Avery Puttmann, Paige Gietzenauer and Lily Moran each had a single in the game. Aspen Hill and Averie Braget each hit a double in the game. McLaughlin and Braget both scored two runs, while Puttmann and Fisher, Sydney Johnstone, Moran and Sienna Voortmann each scored one run.
Johnson pitched, recoding six strike outs for the Lions.
“We had a great night of offense tonight. We were patient at the plate, drew walks, put the ball in play and everyone contributed,” said coach Gerber. “This was a big team win.”
Charles City 8
Clear Lake 5
The Lions led the Charles City Comets on June 13 after two innings, 5-1 but strong third and fourth innings worth seven runs put the Comets ahead before the game came to an end to drop the Lions to 4-7 on the season.
McLaughlin recorded the teams lone double while Puttmann, Kappmeyer and Gietzenauer each had a single with McLaughlin, Puttmann, Gietzenauer, Johnstone and Moran each scoring one run.
Alivia Paine pitched the first two innings while Johnson took care of the duties through the fourth and recorded three strike outs.
“We came out strong tonight on offense,” said coach Gerber. “Charles City is a good team and they were able to come back on us tonight. These are the games we learn from and help us get better.”
