FM boys go 2-0 at Indian Hill Tourney

INDIAN HILLS – The Fort Madison boys had a solid weekend at the Centerville hosted tournament at Indian Hills.
A 14-13 win over Centerville was saved in the bottom of the seventh after the Big Red had cut the lead to one on an RBI single and had one on with no outs. Stefan Berlett got a ground out for the first out, but the tying run advanced to scoring position at second. A bunt single put runners at 1^st and 3^rd with one out. But an infield fly out took the sacrifice run out of play and then a fly ball to right ended the rally, leaving the Hounds with the tournament title.
The Hounds rolled Davenport North 18-2 in their first game of the day. Reece Huey went 3-for-3 at the plate driving in four runs and scoring a couple runs to lead the Hounds.
Owen Weisinger was 3-for-3 and scored three runs. Owen Huffman was 2-for-2 with a walk while driving in two and scoring three. Nolan Lamb, Jay Ellison, Case Fraise and Cade Blind all had multi-hit games for the Hounds. Blind had three RBI and Lamb had two.
Huffman got the win with Caden Rehm and Jay Ellison both taking relief roles.
Fort Madison used five pitchers in the win over Centerville with Owen Boyer getting credit for the win.
Fort Madison improves to 7-9 overall and 2-3 in the conference. They travel to Mt. Pleasant for a doubleheader Monday night and then host Keokuk Thursday night in a single game, starting at 7 p.m.

Central Lee girls snap slide
FAIRFIELD – Central Lee went 1-2 at this weekend’s tournament in Fairfield in local girls softball action.
The Hawks lost to Cardinal 4-5 on Friday and then fell to Chariton 11-4 before knocking off Fort Madison 7-5 in their final game of the weekend tournament.
Kenna Sandoval reached base all four times she went to the plate with two hits and two walks. The two hits accounted for seven bases and 4 RBI including a 2-run home run to left that scored Charli Day snapping a 5-5 tie as the game-winner. She scored three runs in the win.
Freshman Nora Kelley went all seven innings and picked off the Bloodhounds Ava Fuget in the top of the 7^th for the third out to end the game.
Kelley also had three hits in the win. Day and Aubree Bunnell had multi-hit games.
Fuget had two hits for the Hounds and scored two runs. Kylie Lumino and Signe Nelson each had RBIs in the loss.
In the loss to Chariton, the Hawks gave up eight runs in the bottom of the sixth after holding a 4-3 lead through five. The proverbial wheels fell off in the sixth after the Hawks got the first out on one pitch. Then a hit batter and an error turned into 10 straight hitters reaching base resulting in eight runs, the eighth ending the game.

Macy Butler went 5 1/3 and suffered the loss allowing seven runs on seven hits, fanning one and walking one.
Central Lee had a 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth in the loss to Chariton, but allowed three runs in that frame and then gave up two more in the bottom of the fifth. The Hawks walked in the winning run in the bottom of the fifth. Olivia Day had two hits to lead the Hawks.
Central Lee stands at 6-8 on the year and 2-2 in Southeast Iowa Super Conference play. They host Pekin Monday night and then travel to Danville on Tuesday.

HTC girls win at Hillcrest
KALONA- The Crusaders knocked off Hillcrest Academy 3-0 Saturday to take the title at the Saturday tournament.
The win is the fourth straight and 10^th of their last 11 as they improve to 10-3 overall and stand at 3-2 in the SEI Super Conference.
Sydney Jarvis, who got her 300^th career strikeout Tuesday night in Wapello, got the win again for the Crusaders, racked up seven more in the shutout. She allowed three hits and walked one in the win. Jarvis also had two hits in the win. Isabella Behne had a hit and two RBI, including what amounted to the game winner in the bottom of the second when she drove in Alivia Holmes with a single to center. Holmes had two hits as did Morgan Krogmeier.
The Crusaders travel to No. 8 Highland Monday night and then host Mediapolis in an important game in the SEI Super Conference South Division Tuesday night. Both games start at 7 p.m.

Fort Madison girls go 0-3 at Fairfield Tourney
FAIRFIELD – Fort Madison got shut out Friday night 0-12 by Albia, but then hung tough in a 5-4 loss to Mediapolis and a 7-5 loss to Central Lee.
Fort Madison gave up four runs in the top of the second inning and seven more in the top of the third. One final run in the fourth inning invoked the 12-run rule, ending the game after four innings.
Jordyn Marshall took the loss and Kylie Lumino had the only hit for the Bloodhounds.
Fort Madison held a 4-3 lead over Mediapolis going into the bottom of the sixth. The Bulldogs Payton Harris lifted a fly ball with two outs that was dropped allowing the winning run to score. The Hounds managed just three hits in the loss. Fuget, Lumino and Madysen McGee accounted for the three hits. Lucia Darnell suffered the loss going 5 2/3, giving up six hits and five runs three earned, while fanning three and walking four.
The Hounds fall to 5-11 overall and stand at 2-3 in Southeast Conference play. They travel to Mt. Pleasant Monday night for a doubleheader and then  travel to Cardinal on Tuesday.