OJHS Softball Stays Hot with Two Wins

Lillian Cragen threw a shutout on Tuesday for Okawville, allowing no runs and helping the Junior Lady Rockets beat New Athens 17-0.

Okawville scored ten runs in the second inning, putting the game out of reach early. The Junior Lady Rockets scored thanks to walks by Rylan Senior and Jilien Harre, singles by Schae Juenger and Lillian Helbig, and groundouts by Helbig and Kenley Hackstadt.

Cragen went three innings, allowing two hits and zero runs while striking out eight and walking zero.

Hackstadt, Brynn Rhodes, Cragen, Kate Borrenpohl, Schae Juenger, and Helbig each had one hit to lead Okawville. Okawville didn’t commit a single error in the field. 

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