Tri-County edges Bravettes 4-3 in softball

Laila Kercheval gets ready to swing. (Mia Boulton photo).

Tri-County prevailed 4-3 over the Bravettes in a varsity softball game on Wednesday, June 15, in Montezuma.

The Bravettes scored three runs in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead.

But the Trojans scored two in the fourth inning, two in the fifth, and made them stand for the win.

The difference: Tri-County gave itself more chances on the base paths.

The Trojans led 9-5 in hits, 4-1 in stolen bases, 3-0 in walks received, and didn’t make an error, while Montezuma made three.

Given those extra opportunities, the Trojans cashed in just often enough.

Madison Van Zee went 2×3 for the Bravettes, with a run and a stolen base.

Kallie Robison had one hit and it was productive: A two-run double.

Junior Delainie Little starred at the plate and in the circle for the Trojans.

Little went 2×4 as a hitter, with a pair of doubles and two runs batted in. She pitched all seven innings, scattering five Bravettes hits, while walking no one and striking out seven.

Robison pitched all seven innings for Montezuma, allowing nine hits. She walked three and struck out six.

The win lifted Tri-County to 9-7 on the season.

The Bravettes tumbled to 4-11.

UP NEXT – Montezuma visits Belle Plaine on Friday, June 17.