Softball Recap: Southwestern Heights Mustangs vs. Spearville Lancers
Southwestern Heights lost against Spearville back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Southwestern Heights Mustangs' rough 11-3 defeat to the Spearville Lancers might stick with them for a while. Southwestern Heights has not had much luck with Spearville recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Lacie Banman was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
On Spearville's side, Faith Ackerman was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Ackerman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makiah Kliesen, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Madison McGee was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Southwestern Heights' loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Spearville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Southwestern Heights by a score of 14-4 later that day.
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