Elk Mound girls split games with Holman, Arcadia

Getting a taste of some non-conference competition, the Elk Mound softball team spent a Saturday morning playing a couple of games, beating Holman 8-4 and losing for the second time this year to the number one ranked Arcadia team 8-1. The Mounders are now 14-5 overall and 12-1 in conference play with two games against Colfax and another against Pepin-Alma before regional play.

Holman

The Mounders fell behind 4-1 but knotted it up with three fourth inning runs then came up with four in the fifth to pull away for the win. Makenna Borofka was 2 X 3 with a pair of RBIs, Morgan McDougall was 2 for 2 with an RBI, Abbey Olson scored twice and brought a run in and Emily Ausman crossed home plate twice. Dayna Kotecki struck out three batters while giving up 10 hits to earn the win.

ELK MOUND  1  0  0  3  4  0  0 – 8
HOLMAN     2  1  1  0  0  0  0 – 4

Arcadia

Ausman had two hits in the game while Elizabeth Schreiber knocked in the only run for Elk Mound in the fourth inning. Olson gave Kotecki a little rest as she picked up the pitching duties, allowing seven hits with three free passes in six innings.

ELK MOUND  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 – 1
ARCADIA    2  0  2  0  1  3  X – 8