Marshfield’s softball team suffered its first Sky-Em League loss on Friday, but still leads the Sky-Em League after winning its other two games during the week.
The Pirates opened the week with a 17-11 win over North Bend. Gracie Peach had three hits, four runs and five RBIs in the win, with both a double and home run. Tatum Montiel also had three hits and drove in two runs and Makenna Johnson scored four runs. Faith Hite, Rowan Hampton and Mckenzie Thornton-Fitzgerald all scored twice.
Mirra Riddle had a homer and three RBIs for North Bend. Emma Spalding had three doubles, two RBIs and a run; Erica McClintock had two hits, three runs and three RBIs; and Ally Burgmeier had three hits and two runs.
On Friday, Marshfield split with Junction City, winning the first game 14-11 and losing the nightcap 8-7.
Makenna Johnson, Jayla Johnson, Montiel, Hampton and Thornton-Fitzgerald all had two hits in the win. Jayla Johnson drove in three runs and Hite scored three.
In the nightcap, Hite had a single, double and triple, two runs and two RBIs and Makenna Johnson had two hits, two runs and two RBIs, but the Tigers scored four runs in the sixth to come from behind for the win.
Marshfield is 7-1 in league play with a game at Cottage Grove on Tuesday for its only game this week.
BULLDOGS SWEEP MARIST: North Bend followed the loss at Marshfield with a doubleheader sweep over Marist Catholic in Eugene, winning 10-7 and 12-10.
In the first game, McKenzie Breakfield and Burgmeier both hit two home runs and drove in three runs. McClintock had three hits and Laila Veloz two.
In the nightcap, McClintock had four hits and three RBIs and Riddle had three hits, including a home run, and drove in two. Veloz and Angel Andrade had two hits each and Burgmeier scored three runs.
The Bulldogs are 5-2 in league play, a game behind Marshfield, with a game against Junction City on Tuesday and two against Cottage Grove on Friday this week.
Coach John Olson said the Bulldogs had a great team effort both games. McClintock has been on a tear at the plate, he said, and Riddle came up with a big catch to save two runs before hitting her clinching home run in the nightcap.
CLASS 2A-1A DISTRICT 4: Bandon is second in the league standings at 4-2 despite losing its lone league game to Myrtle Point 21-17 during the week. The Tigers also lost a nonleague game to Siuslaw 9-4 but swept a doubleheader against Colton 13-3 and 7-6. This week, Bandon is at Reedsport on Tuesday and hosts Toledo on Friday.
Myrtle Point improved to 3-3 in league with its win over Bandon and an 11-5 win over Reedsport. The Bobcats played host to Waldport on Monday (results were not available) and are at Gold Beach on Friday.
Reedsport beat Gold Beach 30-1 for its first league win and lost to Toledo 4-2. The Brave host Bandon on Tuesday and are at Eddyville on Friday.
COQUILLE DROPS TWIN BILLS: The Red Devils were swept in a pair of Far West League doubleheaders, 15-0 and 15-0 by Douglas and 14-4 and 16-1 by Lakeview.
Coquille is 1-11 in league with a doubleheader this week at Glide on Saturday.
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BULLDOGS TOP PIRATES: North Bend blanked Marshfield 10-0 last week, but lost both games of a doubleheader at Marist Catholic 10-1 and 12-4.
Against Marshfield, Luke Wheeling struck out nine hitters and walked just one and Josh Sullivan, Sam Mickelson and Jalen Riddle each had two hits.
Marist Catholic had big sixth innings in both games of that doubleheader to pull away for the victories.
North Bend fell to 5-3 in league with a big game against league-leading Junction City on Tuesday and a doubleheader against Cottage Grove on Friday this week.
Marshfield, meanwhile, was sept by Junction City 6-1 and 18-8 and fell to 2-6 in league heading into a game at Cottage Grove on Tuesday and a nonleague game against Coquille on Thursday this week.
CLASS 2A-1A DISTRICT 4: Reedsport (7-0) remains a game in front of Bandon (6-1) heading into their second league showdown this week and Myrtle Point is fourth at 3-3, a game behind Waldport, after coming up just short against both Reedsport and Bandon.
Reedsport beat Gold Beach 18-1 and Toledo 4-3 during the week and hosts Bandon on Tuesday and Eddyville on Friday this week.
Bandon edged Myrtle Point 8-7 and beat Siletz Valley 17-1 and also faces Toledo on Friday this week.
Myrtle Point, which lost in extra innings to both Reedsport and Bandon on the road, hosted Waldport in a big game on Monday and also hosts Siletz Valley on Tuesday and is at Gold Beach on Friday.
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LAKEVIEW SWEEP COQUILLE: The Red Devils lost both their Far West League doubleheaders during the week, with Douglas winning 22-1 and 10-3 and Lakeview winning 10-1 and 15-0.
Coquille’s lone game this week is the nonleague affair at Marshfield on Thursday.
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