Rockets play at Loyal on Friday

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

SPENCER — The Spencer softball team dropped a 3-2 decision to Chippewa Falls McDonell in a nonconference matchup Thursday at Spencer High School.

Sadie Mercier and Cinnamin Harwood each had two hits, and Harwood and Lexi Baehr drove in runs for the Rockets, who are now 14-4 this season. McDonell is now 11-3.

“We lost a tough one to a very good team,” Spencer coach Jason Gorst said. “It was a good experience for us and a good example of how you need to be able to hit in clutch moments. We had our chances. We just have to capitalize.”

The Rockets finish their Cloverbelt Conference East Division season Friday with a doubleheader at Loyal/Granton. With one win, Spencer clinches the outright conference title.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Macks 3, Rockets 2

McDonell 101 100 0 – 3 9 0

Spencer 001 010 0 – 2 7 3

WP: Bauer. LP: Macie Weber.

SO: Bauer 6; Weber (3 2/3 inn.) 5, Tiffany Meinders (3 1/3 inn.) 1. BB: Bauer 2; Weber 2, Meinders 1.

Top hitters: M, Verbick 2×4, HR, 2 runs; Dorn 2×3; Lorentz 2×3. S, Cinnamin Harwood 2×4; Sadie Mercier 2×3.

Records: McDonell 11-3; Spencer 14-4.