Kendall scored eight runs over the first two innings, but none the rest of the way as they hung on for an 8-6 win over Holley in girls’ softball.
The Eagles batted around scoring five runs in the top of the first inning. Elizabeth Rath led off with a single and went to third on a Chelsea Wright single. Catcher Kacey Menge stroked a two-RBI double and, after a walk to Madison Rath, both scored on a double by Rebecca Banker and an error. Banker scored the fifth run of the inning on a wild pitch.
Holley plated one run in their half of the first as shortstop Brooklyn Bartholomew reached on an infield single, stole second, went to third on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice fly RBI by third baseman Madison Papaj.
Kendall increased their lead to 8-1 in the second started again by an Elizabeth Rath single. She stole second and scored on two wild pitches. Madison Rath drove in another run with a triple and later scored on an RBI groundout by Emily Mattle.
Holley chipped away at the seven run deficit. In the second inning, Hannah Biedlingmaier reached on a bunt single, stole second and scored on two throwing errors.
The Hawks made it 8-3 in the third on back-to-back doubles by Papaj and Anna Brasted.
In the home half of the sixth, Papaj reached on an error, stole second and went to third on a throwing error. Brasted drove her in with an RBI groundout to cut the Kendall lead to 8-4.
In the seventh, Briana Colucci reached base on an error. Pinch runner Hannah Day stole second and went to third on a wild pitch. Bartholomew drove her in with a single down the left field line.
After a Papaj bloop single, Brasted drove in Bartholomew with a single for her third RBI of the game to make it 8-6. A sacrifice bunt put the tying run at second, but the Eagles were able to register the third out to end the Hawks comeback hopes and even their record at 2-2.
