LHS softball goes 2-1 to snap losing skid

The Luverne Cardinals softball team snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday, April 27, by defeating the Adrian/Ellsworth Dragons 6-4 in Luverne.
Adrian struck first in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead.
The Cardinals quickly got that run back by scoring a run of their own in the bottom of the second.
The Dragons took a one-run lead after scoring in the top of the fourth inning.
Luverne’s bats woke up in the bottom half of the inning. The Cardinals pushed across five runs to claim a 6-2 lead.
Adrian/Ellsworth got two runs back in the top of the fifth inning but were unable to inch any closer.
Shelby Kracht picked up two hits, including a double, for the Cardinals and also drove in a pair of runs.
Emma Beyer collected two hits, including a double, for the Cardinals.
Roz Oye hit a double and scored a run.
Oye picked up the win for the Cardinals. Luverne’s starting pitcher went the distance, pitching all seven innings and recording three strikeouts.
To wrap up the week, the Cardinals split a double-header against Jackson County Central on Thursday, April 29, in Jackson.
The Cardinals won the first game, 6-5. Luverne was then shut out in the second game of the doubleheader, 10-0.
By going 2-1 this past week, the Cardinals now own an overall record of 4-5.
Luverne will be back in action on Tuesday, May 4, when they play host to the Windom Eagles.