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LOYAL – The Spencer softball team scored six runs in the first three innings and held off Loyal 6-4 on Thursday to move into second place in the Cloverbelt Conference East Division standings.
The win improves the Rockets’ record to 11-5 overall and 10-3 in the Cloverbelt East as they leapfrog Loyal (8-6, 8-4 Cloverbelt East) in the standings. Spencer plays at Assumption on Friday.
Nicki Bruss had a hit and two RBIs, and earned the win on the mound for Spencer, allowing four hits and four walks while striking out four.
Krystal Weier was 2-for-4 with a run scored and Deanna Szybowicz had two RBIs for the Rockets, who open Division 4 playoff action with a regional semifinal at home on June 1. Spencer received a first-round bye.
Rockets 6, Greyhounds 4
Spencer 114 000 0 – 6 9 2
Loyal 001 210 0 – 4 4 4
WP: Nicki Bruss. LP: Weyer.
SO: Bruss 4; Weyer 5. BB: Bruss 4; Weyer 2.
Top hitters: S, Krystal Weier 2-for-4; Deanna Szybowicz 2 RBIs; Bruss 2 RBIs.
Records: Spencer 11-5, 10-3 Cloverbelt East; Loyal 8-6, 8-4 Cloverbelt East.
