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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield Columbus Catholic softball team won its first game of the season, knocking off Owen-Withee 14-11 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Friday at the Marshfield Fairgrounds.
The Dons scored seven times in the first and five times in the third to take a 13-0 lead, then had to hold off a rally by Owen-Withee.
The Blackhawks cut it to 13-9 after scoring seven times in the fifth, but Columbus never relinquished the lead and held on for its first win.
The Dons had only two hits.
Columbus (1-11) plays at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption on Saturday.
Dons 14, Blackhawks 11
Owen-Withee 000 271 1 – 11 11 0
Columbus 715 010 x – 14 2 4
Owen-Withee statistics not provided.
WP: Katelyn Welsh.
SO: Welsh 3. BB: Welsh 5.
Records: Owen-Withee 2-9, 2-8 Cloverbelt East; Columbus Catholic 1-11 overall and Cloverbelt East.