LA CYGNE — The Iola High softball team couldn’t get out of its current funk and was dealt a pair of losses at Prairie View Tuesday afternoon.
It was a sluggish day at the plate for the Mustangs (0-6) who were outscored a cumulative 26-1 over the doubleheader. Reese Curry knocked in the lone run for Iola in the fourth inning of game two.
Game one
Iola never led, and quickly went down by nine after the bottom of the second inning.
The Buffalos posted two more runs on the board in the third and four more runs in the fourth for the 15-0 final score.
Mustang Elza Clift gave up nine runs on five hits through two innings. Natalee Lower then came on in relief in the third inning and served up six runs on five hits through the final 1.2 frames.
The Iola lineup was no-hit by Prairie View’s pitching.
Game two
Iola went down again, this time by nine after the Buffalos brought five runs to the plate in each of the third and fourth frames.
The Mustangs lone run of the game came in the fourth inning when Curry drove home Clift.
Curry picked up the only hit for the Mustangs in the fourth inning after Clift walked to reach base. The score made it a 10-1 deficit.
Clift started at pitcher again for the Mustangs and surrendered 11 runs on eight hits while striking out four Buffalos.
The sophomore Mustang has started in the pitcher’s circle every single game this season as Iola’s reliable go-to arm.
Prairie View finished off the proceedings by plating one more run in the bottom of the fifth.
Iola welcomes Anderson County to town next Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
