David Colburn
MT. IRON- The home team had the hot bats on a chilly, rainy Friday afternoon in Mt. Iron as the North Woods Grizzlies softball team took a 13-2 loss.
The Rangers honed in on Ivy Chauklin’s pitches early, scoring five runs in the first inning. After the Rangers loaded the bases in the second, Evelyn Brodeen came on in relief, but the Grizzlies gave up three more runs before getting out of the inning.
North Woods found a spark of offense in the top of the third, with Brynn Simpson scoring on a Hannah Cheney double. Cheney’s blast advanced Brodeen to third base, and Brodeen stole home for the only other run.