Viroqua versus Prairie du Chien

Kelly Check gets around the Viroqua catcher to score a run. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Payton Petsche hits a single against visiting Viroqua.

Prairie du Chien’s Lauren Nicholson winds up against Viroqua Thursday afternoon.

Jaqueline LaHaie slaps a single to right-center against visiting Viroqua.

Maria Skemp slides safely into home plate.
Viroqua edges PdC girls in eight
Viroqua edged host Prairie du Chien 10-8 in 8 innings nonconference softball action Thursday afternoon.
Viroqua scored a run in the top of the first inning, but Prairie answered with 3 in the bottom half to take a 3-1 lead.
The Lady Hawks scored another run in the second to increase the margin to 4-1.
Prairie du Chien scored 2 runs in the fifth to gain a 6-1 advantage.
Viroqua scored 3 times in the top of the sixth and Prairie scored once in the bottom half as Viroqua pulled to within 7-4.
Viroqua scored 3 more runs in the top of the seventh and held Prairie scoreless in the bottom of the seventh to push the game into extra innings tied at 7-7.
Viroqua scored 3 times in the top of the eighth and Prairie scored once in the bottom of the eighth as Viroqua completed the come-from-behind victory.
Viroqua scored 10 runs on 11 hits and committed 1 error. Prairie du Chien scored 8 runs on 9 hits and committed 2 errors.
Lauren Nicholson struck out 6 and walked 3 in 8 innings in the loss.
Kelsey Achenbach was 1x3 with a run scored for Prairie du Chien. Katie Check was 3x4 with a double, a triple, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Nicholson was 1x3 with a run and 1 RBI. Paige Rickleff was 2x3 with 2 RBI.