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WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa — Wapello’s softball team lost twice at the West Burlington softball tournament on Friday.

Solon handed the Arrows a 4-0 loss and then they fell at the hands of No. 9 Fort Madison, 11-3, in six innings due to the time limit.

Wapello was two-hit by Solon’s Kacie Musgrave and managed four hits against the Bloodhounds. Kaylyn Lanz drove in two runs and Erika Massner hit an RBI triple against Fort Madison.

Solon 4, Wapello 0

Wapello     000 000 0 – 0 2 0

Solon     000 103 x – 4 8 0

Emily McAtee and Alyssa Noble; Kacie Musgrave and Rachel Stewart. W – Musgrave. L – McAtee. Hits (two or more) – Sol (Morgan Nearad 3, Emma Rickles). HR – Sol (Nearad 3). RBI – Sol (Nearad 2, Rickles, Musgrave).

Fort Madison 11, Wapello 3

Ft Madison     202 421 – 11 12 0

Wapello     000 120 –   3   4 5

Kaci Hemmie and Darian Lightfoot; Kolby Keltner and Alyssa Noble. W – Hemmie. L – Keltner. Hits (two or more) – FM (Brianna Hough 3, Courtney Herick, Morgan Louck, Marisa Basham, MacKenzie Cohen); Wap (Kaylyn Lanz). 2B – FM (Louck, Basham). 3B – Wap (Erika Massner). RBI – FM (Herick, Louck 3, Hemmie); Wap (Lanz 2, Massner).

Record – Wapello 5-20, 4-13.

Next game – Lone Tree at Wapello, Monday.

Frosh split at Pleasant Valley

PLEASANT VALLEY, Iowa — Muscatine’s freshman softball team played two great games, but split the two at Pleasant Valley on Friday.

In the opener, Muscatine rallied for two runs in the top of the seventh and held the Spartans scoreless despite leaving the bases loaded. In the nightcap, Muscatine lost in extra innings.

Freshman coach Ellen Carey said, “The team fought hard and played well, but couldn’t come up with the win in the eighth.”

All nine Muskie batters had at least one hit in the second-game loss.

Muscatine 5, Pleasant Valley 4

Muscatine   012 000 2 – 5 9 4

Pl Valley   002 101 0 – 4 6 2

Bailey Blake and Emma Stewart; Morthland and Griffin. W – Blake (10-5). L – Morthland. Hits (two or more) – Mus (Madi McConnaha 3, Taylor Berry, Emma Stewart); PV (Wenschenk, Griffin). 2B – Mus (McConnaha 2, Berry); PV (Schumacher, Griffin). RBI – Mus (Stewart 2, Berry 2, Paige Hardman); PV (Griffin).

Pleasant Valley 3, Muscatine 2

Muscatine              000 011 00 – 2 11 3

Pl Valley                000 200 01 – 3   8 1

Paige Hardman and Taylor Berry; Rector and Griffin. W – Rector. L – Hardman (8-2). Hits (two or more) – Mus (Berry, Emma Stewart); PV (Munn, Griffin). HR – Mus (Berry). RBI – Mus (Sarah Lothspeich, Berry); PV (Munn, Nelson).

Record – Muscatine 18-8.

Next game – Burlington at Muscatine, Tuesday.