By John RittenhouseThe Luverne softball team snapped a six-game losing streak by sweeping a double-header from Windom in Luverne Tuesday.The skid reached six games when the Cardinals lost both ends of a twin bill in Jackson Thursday.Luverne, 5-6 overall, plays two games in Pipestone today before competing in the Fairmont Tournament Saturday.Windom twin billThe Cardinals notched their first wins since April 14 when they swept the Eagles in a double-header Tuesday in Luverne.LHS rallied from a 7-3 deficit to pull out a 10-7 win in the opener. The Cards coasted to a 16-4 victory in the finale.Trailing 7-3 after three and one-half innings of play, Luverne exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to prevail in the opener.The rally, which featured a two-run double by Natalie Domagala and a two-run single by Sarah Ailts, gave the Cards a 9-7 lead they would never relinquish.Ailts finished the game with three hits and four RBIs. Domagala added three hits and three RBIs.Sarah Wynia went the distance on the hill to pick up the win. She fanned eight batters, walked nine and was touched for seven hits.Luverne opened a 14-0 lead in the first three innings and strolled to a 12-run win in the finale.Ailts drove in four runs and recorded one hit, Wynia chased home four runs and slapped two hits and Jessa Dahl drove in three runs with two hits. Domagala and Courtney Fodness added three and two hits respectively to the winning cause.Wyina pitched three innings of one-hit, one-run ball to pick up the win. Tori Synder tossed the final two innings, surrendering three runs and six walks.JCC twin billThe Cardinals were unable to knock off conference power JCC when they traveled to Jackson for a double-header Thursday.The Huskies topped the Cards 7-3 in Game 1 before rolling to an 11-0, six-inning win in the nightcap.JCC scored all seven of its runs in the opener before Luverne came up with a three-run spurt in the top of the seventh.Singles by Ailts and Dahl, and a walk to Sarah Schneekloth loaded the sacks for LHS. Wynia doubled home two runs and Alison Brands received an RBI for a ground out.Wynia pitched all six innings for LHS. She yielded eight hits and five walks during a four-strikeout effort.JCC scored runs in five of six innings during an 11-run victory in the finale.Wynia tossed six frames for the Cards. She fanned four batters and allowed eight hits.Natalie Domagala, Brands and Wynia slapped one hit each at the plate.
