Leo is hosting the Leo Softball Invitational this weekend. Today, they hosted Northrop who jumped out to an early lead.
The Bruins started the game with an 8-run first inning, and they added to it in the fifth and sixth innings. In the fifth, Brilee Day hit a three-run home-run that put Northrop up 11-2. They added another run in the sixth, but Leo scored in the bottom of that inning, so they played on into the seventh.
In the seventh, the Lions mounted a comeback. Down 12-3, they got several key 2-out hits. Malina Lape and Madyn Moore each came up with 2-run hits. Then Anna Woods drove home the tying-runs with her two-run single. Freshman Kortney Dowty served as a courtesy runner for Woods after the hit. She would score the winning run on Kristian Bond’s walk-off single. Leo put up a 10-run seventh to defeat Northrop 13-12. The Lions improve to 3-0. The Bruins fall to 0-3.
The Leo softball invitational continues tomorrow. Leo takes on Columbia City at 9 am, followed by Northrop vs. Munster at 10:45 am. At 12:30 pm, Northrop plays Columbia City. Then the day ends with Leo taking on Munster at 2:15.
