Softball Recap: Hempstead Beats Ottumwa for Their Third Straight Victory

Mustangs

Previous 3 Games

06/27/25 @ Ottumwa	6-5
06/14/25 @ Marion	11-4
06/14/25 @ Central Springs	10-0

Hempstead had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Ottumwa Bulldogs. This was payback for the Mustangs, who suffered a 6-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Hempstead pushed their record up to 3-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ottumwa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9.

Hempstead has already played their next match (against Decorah-North Winneshiek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ottumwa, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-2 win against Central Springs on the 27th.