The Eagle Grove Eagles and Webster City Lynx softball teams returned to action on Thursday night, as the two former conference rivals faced off with one another in non-conference action at Webster City High School. Eagle Grove entered at 13-6, while Webster City entered at 14-8.
Webster City would start the game hot, as leadoff hitter Addy Tesdahl deposited her first pitch beyond the right field wall for a leadoff home run and to put the Lynx ahead 1-0. Webster City added 2 more runs in the frame to take a 2-0 lead after the first, but Celeste Figueroa kicked off the top of the 2nd with a solo home run of her own to make it 3-1. Eagle Grove then mounted a furious rally with 5 more runs in the 2nd, and a run in the 3rd to make it 7-3. Webster City would drive in a run in the 5th and a run in the 7th, but could not capitalize with the tying run at the plate as Eagle Grove held on for a 7-5 victory.
The win for Eagle Grove was their first over Webster City since 2009, when the Eagles were still members of the North Central Conference, and defeated Webster City 6-1 on June 20th. Addy Jeske was 1-for-3 with 3 RBI and a triple, while Celeste Figueroa was 1-for-4 with her solo home run. Brooklyn Osborn pitched the complete game, allowing 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and struck out 7.
Webster City saw Addy Tesdahl go 1-for-3 with a solo home run, while Jakaela Cherry was charged with the loss, pitching 2.2 innings and allowing 7 runs (5 earned) on 8 hits and striking out 5 batters.
Eagle Grove softball returns to action on Friday, when they travel to Algona to take on Bishop Garrigan in Top of Iowa West action at 6 PM. Webster City softball returns to action on Friday, when they travel to Hampton to take on Hampton-Dumont-CAL in North Central Conference action at 7:30 PM.