In game one, the Lady Spartans were in a scoreless battle until the bottom of the fifth when Ashlee Rimpila scored on a double by Allison Stafki to make the score 1-0 Lady Spartans. That score stood until the top of the seventh when RCTC plated 8 runs to put the game out of reach. Stafki did drive in another run with a double in the bottom of the seventh, but that was all the Lady Spartans could add and lost 8-2.

In game two, the Lady Spartans jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on a two run single by Hannah Ekse. After that, they would have to play catch-up all game long. RCTC scored five in the second to take a 5-2 lead, but the Lady Spartans rallied to tie it at 5-5 on a two out double by Ekse and a clutch two out RBI single by Ashlee Rimpila.

RCTC added five in the top of the fourth and another in the top of the sixth to take an 11-5 before the Lady Spartans finally showed some real energy. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Anna Carlson plated two runs with a single, Ekse hit a rope to the base of the fence for a two run double, and Rylee Lindquist singled in Ekse to make the score 11-10 in favor of RCTC.

RCTC added a run in the top of the seventh on a solo homerun to make the score 12-10 but the Lady Spartans rallied again with two outs. With Macky Warne on second, Stafki singled her home, Alexa Mortenson followed with a single to move Stafki to third. Mortenson stole second on the first pitch bringing up the Lady Spartans RBI leader Anna Carlson. Carlson hit a hard ground ball to the shortstop who threw high over the first baseman’s head allowing Stafki and Mortenson to score the tying and winning runs and give the Lady Spartans a 13-12 win.

Hannah Ekse had six runs batted in for game two and Alexa Mortenson picked up her 12th win with a great relief performance.

The Lady Spartans will now have to wait until the end of the weekend games elsewhere to learn where and when they will play.