Friday, April 6, 2007

Oskaloosa, McLouth teams trade sweeps

The Oskaloosa baseball team and McLouth softball team each swept their counterpart as the two rival county schools matched off Monday.

The Bears baseball team defeated the Bulldogs, 3-2 and 12-9, behind the pitching of junior Boone Heston and sophomore Adam Paavola. The Bears also split a doubleheader with Doniphan West March 29 as the Bears won the opener, 7-3, but lost the second game, 12-10.

The Bulldogs softball team blanked the Oskaloosa team twice in two games with wins of 6-0 and 12-0.