Iola High’s junior varsity softball team picked up a pair of wins over Burlington Monday to open their season, storming from behind in the opener to win, 15-14, and rolling to a 14-2 win in the nightcap.
As could be expected, several contributed up and down the lineup in the 15-hit attack.
Kaysin Crusinbery, Natalee Lower and Olivia Tremain all had three hits, including two triples for Crusinbery. Jackie Fager had two hits. Kinsey Schinstock and Kary Bruner added one double apiece. Kyndal Bycroft and Alana Mader each had singles. Lower had three RBIs and and Tremain drove in two.
Iola’s aggressiveness on the basepaths led to 18 stolen bases.
Harper Desmarteau pitched and struck out seven Burlington batters.
Elza Clift took the baton from there, and struck out eight over four innings in the second game. She surrendered two hits.
Clift, Reese Curry, Fager and Desmarteau all had two hits in the finale. Lower had a double. Crusinbery, Lower and Jenna Morrison added one hit apiece.
The Mustangs continued their thievery in game two, swiping 21 bases. Peyton Weast had five.
