Softball Recap: Harper Creek falls despite strong effort from Sophie Kline

By Team Reports Jun 3, 2024, 1:30pm

Softball Recap: Harper Creek Beavers vs. Lakeview Spartans

Harper Creek lost against Lakeview on Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Harper Creek Beavers fell just short of the Lakeview Spartans by a score of 6-5. The loss continues a trend for Harper Creek in their matchups with Lakeview: they've now lost three in a row.

Aleena Stahlhood was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Stahlhood has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stahlhood was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.

In other batting news, Sophie Kline made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Halverson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Harper Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 20-15. As for Lakeview, the victory got them back to even at 15-15.

Harper Creek didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-4 loss vs. Marshall on the 1st. Lakeview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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