Lady Hounds go 1-2 at hot Goose Lake tourney

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GOOSELAKE - The Fort Madison Lady Hounds salvaged the middle game of a three-game outing Saturday as part of the Northeast High School tournament in Goose Lake, Iowa.

The win came against Calamus-Wheatland in the second game of the day where the Lady Hounds put up six runs in the bottom of the fourth. Five of those runs came before C-W could register an out.

Katie Dennis, Neeley Rehm, Emily Steffensmeier, Vanessa Golowach, Olivia Williams, and Alyson Helmick strung together six straight singles to start the bottom half of the fourth. Golowach and Williams both had RBIs in the stretch. Dennis stole home for the first run of the inning.

Maycee Featheringill would pop out in the infield for the first out and then Dalyn Wondra would reach on a fielder's choice on a grounder between short and third that left everyone safe as Calamus-Wheatland couldn't catch Helmick racing home.

Cassie Power would walk and then Dennis, in her second at bat of the inning would ground into a fielder's choice that forced Wondra out at third. Rehm would then fly out to end the inning with Dennis, Rehm, Steffensmeier, Golowach, Helmick and Williams all coming home to set Dennis with a 7-1 lead going into the fifth.

Dennis would slip through the fifth unscathed despite giving up a double. But the Warriors would make a game of it in the top of the sixth when Alyssa McElmeel would single to open the frame. Dennis would get the next two hitters on a ground-out and strike out-throw down.

But an error and a walk loaded the bases with two outs. The Warrior's Addy Widel would reach on an error at short, that allowed McElmeel to come around to score. Grace Elvert would then single to right plating another run making it 7-4 with two on and tying run at the plate. But Dennis would get Kaylie Wilhelm to ground out to Williams at short to end the threat and the game 7-5.

Golowach went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored to lead Fort Madison at the plate. Rehm, Williams, and Helmick also had two-hit nights for Fort Madison. Dennis got the win going the distance surrendering six hits and four runs, two earned while striking out five.

The FMHS girls were blanked in the opener 12-0 by Maquoketa. Fort Madison trailed just 2-0 going into the fifth inning. Powers would give up two more runs in the fifth inning and with the Hounds down 4-0, would give way to Dennis in the 6th. Dennis surrendered two runs in her top half of the sixth, but would give up six runs all coming with two outs in the top half of the sevenths to ice it for the Cardinals.

Fort Madison would manage just four hits in the game, all in separate innings and couldn't mount any kind of offense. Golowach again led the girls going 2-for-2. Powers took the loss giving up four runs all earned on 11 hits against three strikeouts. Dennis gave up eight runs in two innings of work.

In the final game of the day, played in temps over 100 degrees on the field, the Hounds and Monticello were knotted up at 2 forcing extra innings. Each team plated a run in the eights forcing a 9th inning and the floodgates opened for Monticello who plated nine hitters, eight of whom scored after Fort Madison had recorded two outs.

Fort Madison could only manage two in the bottom and took the loss. Logan Johnson was 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and three runs scored to lead the Bloodhound offense. Williams went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the loss. Golowach was again 2 for 2 at the plate.

Rehm took the loss giving up a run in the top of the ninth before Dennis came in with the Hounds down 4-3. Rehm gave up four runs all earned on seven hits. Dennis would surrender eight runs in relief.

The Hounds fall to 11-16 on the year and play host to Keokuk tonight.

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