The Marist Spartans softball team scored 15 runs and limited the visiting Junction City Tigers to 1 in the Spartans league triumph on Tuesday.

With the triumph, Marist improves its record to 1-0 on the year. The Spartans travel to Cottage Grove (Cottage Grove, OR) to clash with the Lions in a 4A Sky-Em game on Friday, April 16. The Lions come into the game with a record of 0-0.

In their next game, the Tigers clash with the Marshfield Pirates (Coos Bay, OR) in a 4A Sky-Em game, on Friday, April 16. Junction City will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Pirates come into the game with a 0-1 record after their 22-8 league loss to Elmira (Elmira, OR).

Marist Pitcher, Malia Williams pitched a 1 hitter and had 9 strikeouts in just 5 innings of play (game was called after 5 innings due to run differential) Offense/Batting: Malia Williams: Went 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs and 2 stolen bases Chelsea Rustik: Went 2 for 3 with a HR and 3 RBIs Layla Martinez: Went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs Lindsey Sargent, Kellie Schroffner, and Aaliyah Martinez each went 2 for 2 with 1 RBI each Madeleine Hopkins went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI Paige Doerr went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs Cami Nicholson went 1 for 2 with 1 RBI Overall, the Marist offense as a team went 18 for 30 at the plate.