SYRACUSE – The Wawasee softball team won 4-3 over Westview Friday night in the team’s season opener.
The visitors scored two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to capture the early lead.
Wawasee was held scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning when the hits started falling. The Lady Warriors scored all four runs in the inning and held Westview scoreless in the top of seventh to seal the win.
The Lady Warriors were led by Kiaundra Olson in the circle. She hurled a complete game, allowed five hits and only two earned runs in the performance.
Maddie Mottern tallied two runs batted in for Wawasee and smashed a double in the game. Ava Rush hit the other runner in for the team.
Other than Mottern and Rush, teammates GraceAnne Kerlin and Olson earned a hit apiece.
Aubrey Kuhn, Amanda Jenkins, Grace Allen and Rush scored for the Lady Warriors.
Wawasee travels to Lakeland on Monday for a 5:30 p.m. contest.
