Wildcats beat tough Northeast squad, 5-1

 GOOSE LAKE — Durant softball team had a tall task last Thursday, June 13 when they traveled to Northeast. There, the Rebels entered the game with 12 wins and wins including two win streaks this season of over three games. The Wildcats didn’t inch and picked up a hard-fought 5-1 road RVC win to improve to 15-5. The Rebels fell to 12-6. The Wildcats remain ranked in the latest Class 2A IGHSAU poll at No. 2. The Wildcats improved to 3-0 against RVC North foes with wins over North Cedar, Bellevue, and now Northeast.
 Kamryn Meyer was the winning pitcher after seven innings of work. Meyer scattered ve hits and gave up one earned run. She struck out 11 and walked one batter. She topped career strikeout No. 600 in the win. She began the season surpassing career strikeout No. 500 in the Wildcats season-opening win over Davenport West.
 Durant had 10 hits in the game with four players collecting two or more hits. Meyer helped herself in the game, going 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI’s. Hannah Happ, Allie Poston, and Kylie Schule each had two hits. Happ had a double, stolen base and drove in two runs. Poston had an RBI and reached base via a walk. Ruby Kappeler had a hit, scored twice and had four stolen bases in the game.
 Alexis Ehlers took the loss after seven innings of work. She struck out ve, walked one and gave up five runs. Claire Abbott led the Rebels at the plate with a single and RBI in three at-bats.
 Durant got on the scoreboard rst with a run in the rst inning. Ruby Kappeler led o the game with a single to left eld and advanced to second on a Hannah Happ single. Kappeler then stole third, and home to score the rst run for a 1-0 lead. The Wildcats would get Happ to third and Kira Schult to second in the inning but both would be left stranded. Happ would lead o the second with a double. Allie Poston then lined single to the out eld, scoring Happ who was running with the pitch. The run gave Durant a 2-0 lead.
 Northeast would cut the Wildcats lead in half in their half of the third inning, cutting Durant’s lead to 2-1. That score would hold until the top of the fth. There, Durant scored two runs to extend their lead to 4-1. Poston drew a one-out walk and was courtesy ran for by Abby Rhoades.
 Kira Schult singled advancing Rhoades to second. Kylie Schult also singled to load the bases. Then Kamryn Meyer roped a double on a line drive to center eld scoring two runs. The Wildcats added a single run in the top of the sixth to set the score at 5-1.

Lawson Spins 2-Hit Shutout In Keokuk Win
 DURANT — Durant senior Jenna Lawson spun a 2-hit, complete game shutout in helping Durant beat Keokuk 12-0 in four innings. Lawson improved to 6-2 and lowered her ERA to 2.14 with the win. Lawson struck out six of the 14 batters she faced and walked three. She gave up two hits. Durant had 8 hits in the game and 11 stolen bases. Durant also drew ve walks. Kylie Kay, Kylie Schult, and Paige Werthman each had hits and drove in two runs. Allie Poston, Kira Schult each had hits and an RBI. Ruby Kappeler had a double, 4 stolen bases and 2 walks.
 Durant took control of the game in the rst inning, scoring three runs to grab a quick 3-0 lead. Durant held that lead into the second inning when they dropped six runs on Keokuk in the second to take a 9-0 lead.