Durant collects two more victories

CASCADE - A seven run sec- ond was enough for Durant to cruise to a 10-0 win in ve in- nings at Cascade last Wednes- day, July 3. The Wildcats improved to 6-0 against River Valley Conference North Divi- sion foes. Durant improved to 27-6 overall and 16-3 in the RVC. The Wildcats nished second in the RVC South, one- game behind West Liberty. The Comets won the South Division with a record of 17-2 in RVC games.

Durant led 2-0 after the first inning but took control of the game with a seven-run top of the second to take a commanding 9-0 lead. That score held until the Wildcats pushed a run across the plate in the top of the fourth to get the score to 10-0.
The Wildcats senior pitchers Kamryn Meyer and Jenna Lawson combined on a no-hitter. Meyer was the winning pitcher after two innings of work and striking out four Cougars and walked no batters. Jenna Lawson pitched the nal three innings in relief. She struck out seven, walked one and did not give up a hit. Durant had eight hits in the game and stole six bases. Han- nah Happ and Allie Poston each had two hits Ruby Kappeler, Jada Rock, Kylie Schult, and Paige Werthmann each had hits. Kappeler and Rock each drove in two runs while Happ, Poston, Schult and

Meyer each had RBI’s. Six different Wildcats stole a base in the game.

The loss snapped a ve-game win streak by Cascade. In the streak, Cascade won four RVC games. Durant will begin postseason play this week on Wednesday at home. The Wildcats will host the winner of the Regional game between Bellevue and Maquoketa Valley.

Wildcats Shutout Washington At Home DURANT - The Durant softball team picked up a 1-0 win over Washington in their home regular season nale last Tuesday. The Wildcats were supposed to host Washington for two games, but after a couple lightning delays, rain moved in and the second game was cancelled. The shutout win was the Wildcats fourth in their last ve games and 13th this season.

Kamryn Meyer was the winning pitcher after the complete-game win in seven innings. Meyer struck out 12, walked three and gave up only three hits in the game. A Hannah Happ RBI single in the bottom of the fth inning scored Paige Werthmann for the games only run. Durant had seven hits in the game led by Ruby Kappeler who was 2-for-3 with a double. Jada Rock, Kylie Schult, Meyer, and Werthmann all had hits in the game.