Season ends for RC Softball

The season came to an end for the Richland Center softball team with a 1-0 (8 inning) loss at Adams-Friendship on Tuesday night. The game went similar to the Hornets previous 12 inning win at G.E.T. in which they won 1-0. Both teams had chances to take leads but those opportunities were taken away by good pitching and defense.

For Richland Center, sophomore pitcher Kyree Fischer suffered the tough luck loss after striking out 12 and giving up 5 hits. The lone walk came in the 8^th inning. The Green Devils than suffered a strikeout before back to back base hits. The winning rbi came from Gwen Gransee who was hitless in 3 trips to the plate before she hit a single to right field which scored the games only run. Senior pitcher Riley Weaver had very similar stats to Fischer during the game. She wound up with 11 strike outs, no walks, and gave up 4 hits.

Richland Center had 4 hits in the game. Two of them came in the top of the 8^th inning. Tatum Rezek and Kiera McDonnell both got on base safely. The bases were loaded before the Green Devils threw to the plate for a force out and than got a pop up to end the inning. Kyree Fischer, Jaycee Gander, Tatum Reyzek, and Kiera McDonnell all had hits for the Hornets.

With the 1-0 (8 inning) win, Adams-Friendship is now 21-7 on the season. They will play Lodi on Thursday night at Prairie du Chien in the WIAA Sectional final for the right to play at state tournament next week. The Blue Devils defeated Poynette 5-2 on Tuesday night.  

Richland Center ended the season at 19-4 with the loss. The high school careers of Seniors Abaigeal Williams, Tatum Reyzek, and Ella Cairns came to an end at Adams.