KEOTA – So far this season, Montezuma softball Coach Jeremy Van Zee has been wanting his young team to develop more consistency.
The Bravettes were consistent Wednesday evening, June 9, in a 10-7 win over Keota.
Montezuma jumped out to an 8-0 lead after two innings, and held off a late push by Keota to grab the win.
The victory, Montezuma’s second in a row, was also their first in South Iowa Cedar League play.
The Bravettes hit the ball, fielded it, ran the bases and Kallie Robison pitched it more than well enough to gain the win.
Three Bravettes had two hits each.
Izzy Roorda was two-for-four, stole two bases and drove in a run.
Ellen Cook went two-for-four and drove in three runs.
Laila Kercheval also was two-for-four, with a double and three runs batted in.
Abby Pope had one hit and drove in two runs and Madison Van Zee had a hit and an RBI.
Katie Reynolds had a hit and a stolen base, and Kailey Shaffer had a hit.
Three Montezuma errors didn’t lead to major damage.
Pitcher Robison worked all seven innings, allowing 11 hits and seven runs, five of them earned. She walked two and struck out 11.
Nicole Clarahan went three-for-four for Keota, and three others had two hits each. The bottom four hitters in Keota’s lineup produced nine of the team’s 11 hits.
Keota fell to 0-6 overall and to 0-5 in league play.
Montezuma rose to 4-10, which includes 1-5 in the league.
UP NEXT – Montezuma’s teams host English Valleys on Friday, June 11, then host the Bravettes Classic on Saturday. They’ll meet GMG at 10 a.m., and Moravia at 2 p.m.