Luverne softball drops a pair against Arrows

The Luverne Cardinals softball team had no answer for the Pipestone Area Arrows on Thursday, April 15.
The Arrows, a perennial powerhouse, outscored the Cardinals 25-1 in two games on Thursday in Pipestone.
The Arrows won the first game 10-0 and then completed the sweep with a 15-1 victory over the Cardinals.
In the first game, the Arrows limited the Cardinals’ typically potent lineup to two hits. With the Luverne bats silenced, the Arrows cruised to a 10-0 victory.
The Arrows jumped on the Cardinals right out of the chute by scoring six runs in the first inning. Pipestone added two more runs in the third and fourth innings.
In the second game of the doubleheader, the Arrows limited the Cardinals to four hits.
The Arrows opened the game by scoring two runs in the top of the first.
Pipestone added one more in the top of the second to build a 3-0 lead.
In the third inning, Pipestone scored five runs to push their lead to 8-0.
The Arrows pushed across two more runs in the fourth inning to build a 10-0 lead.
Pipestone scored five more runs in the top of the fifth inning. The Cardinals got on the board with one run in the bottom half of the fifth inning.
Carly Olson drove in the lone run for the Cardinals.
Roz Oye went 1-2 at the plate with a double.
With the two losses, the Cardinals stand at 2-2. The Cardinals will play their first home games of the season on Thursday, April 22, when they welcome St. James to town.
At press time St. James owned a 5-0 record and won their last game over Redwood Valley 20-1.
 
Box Score PAS 10, LHS 0
Hits: Olson 1, Kracht 1
PAS 15, LHS 0
Hits: Connell 1; Robinson 1; Olson 1; Oye 1
Doubles: Oye