Simley Softballers Challenge Hill-Murray Before Falling

The Simley softball team made a game of it, but in the end came up short for the fourth time in five games with a hard-fought 11-7 loss to visiting Hill-Murray in a Classic Suburban Conference contest on Monday afternoon.

After falling behind 3-0, the Spartans rallied to take a 4-3 lead in the third inning as Celina Nehmer, Brittney Willaert and Jennifer Willaert all hit two-out RBI doubles.

However, the Pioneers logged eight runs over the fifth and sixth innings to turn the one-run deficit into an 11-5 edge, despite strong pitching from Nehmer.

Simley posted the last two runs of the contest in the bottom of the sixth as infield grounders from Rachel Packer and Nehmer drove home Adrianna Guevara and Hailee Hren, respectively, to close the gap.

The seventh inning passed without any additional runs, and the 11-7 score became the final result. After the defeat, Simley's record dropped to 1-4.

The Spartans face off against South St. Paul in another conference showdown on Wednesday. The first pitch of the home game is scheduled for 4:15pm. Simley closes out the week with a trip to Oakdale to face Classic Suburban foe Tartan on Thursday afternoon.