The Bravettes have played some teams close in recent days – none so more than Lynnville-Sully on Friday, July 2.
The final was 10-5 for the now-22-7 Hawks. That doesn’t sound close, but consider that this was a 5-5 tie as Lynnville-Sully came up for its seventh inning cuts.
The visiting Hawks plated five, and left a disappointed Bravettes team behind.
The Hawks had a 5-1 lead through their half of the fourth inning. But the Bravettes scored three to get within a run.
Then, Montezuma tied it with a run in the sixth.
Then came Lynnville-Sully’s decisive seventh inning.
We don’t have Montezuma stats, but we’ll share them with you when they arrive.
Lynnville-Sully advanced its SICL record to 15-1, which has them in a tie for first place with Sigourney.
Montezuma fell to 8-20, and 4-12 against the league, which is good for ninth place in the 12-team SICL.
UP NEXT – The Bravettes go into post-season play against Iowa Valley on Tuesday, July 6. That game will start at 7 p.m. in Montezuma.