PARSONS — An early advantage didn’t last as the Iola High softball squad dropped a game at Parsons on Tuesday.
The Mustangs scored two runs in each of the first two innings to take a 4-1 advantage. Parsons then scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to knot the game at 7-7. The Vikings walked it off in the bottom of the seventh inning for the 8-7 victory.
Elza Clift went the whole way for Iola in the pitcher’s circle, allowing eight runs on 10 hits through six innings of work. She also struck out four and walked two.
Reese Curry and Aysha Houk each collected a team-high two hits while Clift and Houk each drove in one run. Curry had a team-high three total bases.
Parsons was led at the plate by Chassis Baker who had a team-high three hits, accompanied by Kenna Haviland’s two hits. Arissa Waun knocked in a team-high two runs.
Iola travels to Emporia on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
