By John RittenhouseThe Luverne softball team came up empty in an attempt to post a victory against Pipestone County teams.Pipestone Area swept a Southwest Conference double-header from the Cardinals in Luverne Thursday. LHS lost a three-run decision in Edgerton Monday.The 6-11 Cards end the regular season with a double-header in Worthington today. Section 3AA Tournament play (site and opponent remains to be determined) begins Tuesday.Edgerton 10, Luverne 7The Cardinals dropped their fourth straight contest when challenging the Flying Dutchmen in Edgerton Monday.After scoring one run in the top of the first to take an early lead, the Cards were outscored 10-6 the rest of the way."It wasn’t much of a game. We’re not playing well right now," said LHS coach Steve Semmens.Edgerton tied the game in the bottom of the first before scoring six runs in the third and fourth innings to open a 7-1 advantage.Luverne trimmed the difference to 7-4 by scoring three runs in the fifth inning, but EHS countered with a three-run rally in the sixth inning. The Cards scored the final three runs of the game in the seventh.Alison Brands was saddled with the pitching loss after yielding seven runs and five walks in four innings. Kelsey Theesfield tossed the final two frames, walking four batters, fanning two and issuing three walks.Theesfeld, who drove in one run, Brands and Kerri Fransman singled once for LHS.Pipestone twin billThe Cardinals couldn’t knock off the league-leading Arrows when the teams met for a Southwest Conference double-header in Luverne Thursday.Pipestone posted a 9-5 victory in Game 1 before rolling to a 17-1 win in the second game of the set.The Arrows led 2-1 after three innings of play in the opener before scoring seven runs in the next three frames to open a 9-1 cushion.Luverne rallied to score four times in the bottom of the seventh, but the Cards couldn’t complete the rally.Brands, who led the Cards with two hits at the plate, pitched the first six innings and took the loss. She surrendered 10 walks and nine runs during a five-strikeout effort.Raganee Phommaracksa pitched a scoreless seventh inning for LHS, walking two batters and fanning one.Jessa Dahl doubled, chased home two runs and scored once for the Cards. Christy Van Dyke registered one hit, one RBI and scored once.Dahl singled home a first-inning run to give the Cards a 1-0 lead in Game 2.Pipestone, however, dominated the rest of the contest by scoring 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning, five in the second and two in the third.Fransman slapped two singles for the Cards in the finale.Theesfeld tossed all four innings, allowing seven runs and two walks. She fanned two batters.