Friday the 13th was an unlucky day for the OABCIG baseball team.
The Falcons were in Mapleton to take on MVAO/COU in a conference showdown. The home team Rams jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. OABCIG cut the deficit to 2-1 in the third inning, but MVAO/COU answered with a run of their own, making the score 3-1 after three innings of play.
The OABCIG softball team hosted Siouxland Christian on Wednesday evening in Battle Creek, and picked up a resounding 19-1 victory.
The visiting Eagles actually scored first, taking a 1-0 lead in the opening inning. It was all Falcons after that, however, as the home team plated a dozen runs in the bottom of the first, for a 12-1 advantage. OABCIG scored three times in the second inning, then tacked on four runs in the third to claim a 19-1 win.
The Falcon softball team played one of their finest games of the season on Friday night, in the opening round of the 59th Annual OABCIG softball tournament in Battle Creek.
The OABCIG girls were taking on 13th-ranked Collins-Maxwell, a school near Ames, who came into the contest with a 7-2 record. Following a pair of scoreless innings, the Falcons struck first, grabbing a 2-0 lead in the third inning. The Spartans responded with a run of their own, cutting the lead to 2-1.
The Ridge View baseball squad hosted MVAO/COU in a conference clash at Holstein on Wednesday. The contest was a low-scoring affair for most of the night. The Raptors grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning, a score which held up until the sixth, when the Rams plated a run to tie the game at 1-1.
Ridge View got the ball rolling in the bottom of the sixth, however, scoring six runs to build a 7-1 cushion, which ended up being the final score.
The Ridge View baseball squad got the jump on West Monona and never looked back, rolling to a 12-2 victory at Onawa last week.
The Raptors jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, then tacked on another run in the second to go up 5-0. The Spartans kept fighting, cutting the advantage to 5-2 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning.
What seemed like a ho-hum win for the Ridge View softball team on Friday, got a little dicey in the final innings.
The Raptors were in Moville to take on Woodbury Central. Ridge View got on the scoreboard first, taking a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The Raptors added a score in the fourth inning for a 2-0 advantage. In the fifth inning, Ridge View appeared to take control of the contest by plating three runs for a 5-0 cushion.
The Ridge View softball squad made the trek north to Paullina last week, to tangle with South O’Brien.
The home team Wolverines jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning. South O’Brien then scored twice in the second inning, and suddenly the Raptors found themselves down 5-0.
Coach Tyler Johnson and the OABCIG baseball team are looking forward to another summer of swings, steals and slides, as the season gets started right after graduation. Speaking of graduation, the Falcons will have some big shoes to fill from last year’s squad, as Myles Beck, Kelton Ladwig and Trenton Gilbert are all off to greener pastures.
Coach Eric Myrtue and the Ridge View baseball team are excited for another season of smacking hits and striking out opposing players. The Raptors will be without the services of a few athletes from last year’s team, but return a strong core group of ballplayers.
