Mossyrock claims extra-inning thriller against Rainier

Mar. 31—BOX SCORE

At Mossyrock HS

VIKINGS 7, MOUNTAINEERS 6 (10 inn.)

Rainier220 100 000 1 — 6

Mossyrock131 000 000 2 — 7

RAIN Pitching — Cruse 9 IP, 7 H, 7 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 6 SO. Highlights — Lantz 3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Hill 3-5, 3 R, SB; Cruse 2-4, 2 RBI, BB

MOS Pitching — Zavodsky 10 IP, 8 H, 6 R (4 ER), 4 BB, 17 SO. Highlights — Zavodsky 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R; B. Schwartz 4-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 3 SB; Ball 1-4, RBI

Behind the arm and the heroics of Zoella Zavodsky, the Vikings won a wild 7-6, 10-inning non-league contest versus the Mountaineers on Monday night at home. The eighth grader threw 170 pitches and struck out 17 in the circle for a complete game win

Down by one in the bottom of the 10th, Brooke Schwartz led off with a double and Kaylee Parker drew a walk to load the bases. Zavodsky needed just two pitches to poke a single to left field that brought home the winning two runs.

Mossyrock (3-3) did the majority of its scoring in the first three innings. Schwartz made it a one-run game with a two-RBI double and Taylor Schwartz tied the game at 4-4 by stealing home. Annika Ball gave the Vikings the lead in the third with a run-scoring single.

Rainier (1-3) took advantage of an error in the fourth to tie the game again and in the 10th, Gracie Green laid down a SAC bunt to take a 6-5 lead. Ryleigh Cruse also went the distance and tossed 106 pitches. Gracie Lantz had two doubles and two RBIs and Layla Hill notched three hits and scored three times.

The Mountaineers will take on Toutle Lake while Mossyrock battles Onalaska; both non-league contests are scheduled for Tuesday.