R-W softball tops Peoria Christian 10-2 with big 5th inning

By NICK VLAHOS
For The Weekly Post

A six-run fifth inning gave ROWVA-Williamsfield a 10-2 softball victory over Peoria Christian on Monday.
With the game tied 2-2, the Cougars (6-2) had RBI in the fifth from Ava Landon, Madison Nelson, Avery Rigg, Riley Smith and Layla Woertz. Pitcher Landon allowed three hits and struck out 10 over seven innings.

On April 8, R-W scored twice in the seventh inning to win the second game of a doubleheader against Galva, 10-9. Maddy Nelson was 5-for-5 with a home run as the Cougars had 19 hits.

In the first game against Galva, freshman Riley Smith struck out six in a 20-0, three-inning victory. R-W also had 19 hits, including 3-for-3 efforts from Izzy Nelson, Avery Rigg and Ella Rigg. Nelson had four RBI.
Landon allowed one hit and struck out nine in a 14-0 five-inning victory April 6 against Monmouth-Roseville. Nelson had three RBI overall and a homer in the second inning, when the Cougars scored seven. Kayde Bennett and Taylor Morgan also had RBI in the inning.

R-W was to play a doubleheader Tuesday vs. Annawan-Wethersfield and a game Wednesday against Midland.

A measuring-stick game set for April 5 against Brimfield-Elmwood was postponed.

Brimfield-Elmwood

A three-run second inning April 8 was all Brimfield-Elmwood (6-2) needed in a 5-2 victory at Havana. Sawyer Drury had an RBI and scored in the second. From the circle, she allowed both Havana runs, four hits and struck out six.

On April 4, Illini Bluffs proved too much for B-E, which lost 13-3. Kate Yemm’s two-run single in the first gave the Indians the early lead, but they allowed four runs in the bottom of the inning and never led thereafter.

B-E was to play Tuesday at Bushnell-Prairie City and Wednesday at home against North Fulton. Other games are set today (April 13) at home against Deer Creek-Mackinaw and Saturday at Chillicothe IVC.

Princeville

Host Mercer County swept Princeville in a doubleheader April 8, a four-inning 15-0 defeat and a 10-2 regulation loss. Kinley McGinn’s first-inning RBI double gave Princeville the early lead in the second game.
Princeville (1-6) was to play Knoxville twice this week, Tuesday and Thursday.

Other games are set for Friday at Midland and two Saturday against Ridgewood.

Farmington

On April 6, Rushville-Industry defeated host Farmington 9-2 as Lydia Overcash allowed 14 hits, although she struck out seven.

Farmington (3-3) was to play Wednesday against Illini West. Other games are scheduled for today at Mercer County, then Saturday against Macomb and Dunlap.