OSKALOOSA — The Oskaloosa Tournament always proves a tall task for the Creston softball team and last weekend was no different.
The Panthers sustained losses to Class 4A’s second-ranked team, Fairfield, 12-2, and the sixth-ranked team, Oskaloosa, 16-3, and only played a combined 10 innings in the two games.
Saige Rice had three hits, including a double in the loss to Fairfiled, and Cammy Rutherford added two. Kylee LaMasters had two hits in the Oskaloosa loss.
LaMasters took the loss in the circle in game one, and Rachel Boyer took the loss in game two.
Rice and Brielle Baker were the only Panthers to drive in runs in the Fairfield game, while Lexie Little and Cayla Maitlen had an RBI each in losing to the defending state champions, Oskaloosa.
Fairfield 12, Creston 2
R H E
Cr 000 200 — 2 7 2
Fa 100 227 — 12 15 0
Cr: Kylee LaMasters 1K 1BB 1HBP and Sara Keeler. Fa: Brynna Bowman 4K 2BB and Sara Trent. W — Bowman. L— LaMasters (0-5). HR — FA: Sara Trent 2, Bowman 1. 3B — None. 2B — Cr: Saige Rice 1. Fa: Ashtyn Drish 1, Kaylee Watson 1, Trent 1. RBI — Cr: Rice 1, Brielle Baker 1. Fa: Trent 3, Bowman 2, Watson 2, Lilly Hoskins 2, Drish 1, Allison Rebling 1. Multiple hitters — Cr: Rice 3, Rutherford 2. Fa: Trent 3, Bowman 2, Watson 2, Hoskins 2, Natalie Angstead 2.
Oskaloosa 16, Creston 3
R H E
Os 070 8 — 16 9 1
Cr 012 0 — 3 4 5
Os: Hayle Hacker 5K 2BB and Ashley Kindley. Cr: Rachel Boyer 0K 4BB, Samantha Dunphy (2) 0K 4BB, Kylee LaMasters(4) 0K 0BB and Peyton Rice. W — Hacker. L— Boyer (0-3). HR — None. 3B — None. 2B — Os: Ava VandeWall 1, Maddie Haines 1, Meghan Moorman 1. RBI — Os: VandeWall 3, Aubrey Miller 2, Haines 2, Moorman 2, Kindley 1, Taylor Wills 1, Anna Jones 1. Cr: Lexie Little 1, Cayla Maitlen 1. Multiple hitters — Os: VandeWall 3, Miller 2. Cr: LaMasters 2.