ROLAND, Ia. — The Roland-Story Norsemen softball team returned to action on Thursday night, as they hosted the Iowa Falls-Alden Cadets in the Class 3A, Region 1 quarterfinals at Bill Hennessy Field. Roland-Story entered with a record of 22-8 and ranked #12 in Class 3A, while Iowa Falls-Alden entered at 10-17.
Thursday’s matchup would be a pitchers duel, as the game was scoreless through the first 2.5 innings, before Evelyn Carlson broke the scoreless tie with a solo home run to dead center to put the Norsemen up 1-0. That 1-0 lead lasted into the 5th, when Roland-Story put together a big insurance run off a Lauren Crabbs RBI double as the Norsemen led 2-0. Roland-Story would lock down the Cadet bats from there for the 2-0 win.
Miley Geise pitched another dominant game, throwing a complete game, 3-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts. Evelyn Carlson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, while Lauren Crabbs went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Iowa Falls-Alden’s season ends with a record of 10-18. Roland-Story advances to the Class 3A, Region 1 semifinal and will face 14th-ranked Pella Christian at Pella Christian High School, with first pitch at 7 PM on Saturday Night on 95.7 KQWC or streaming online at kqradio.com.