Chargers drop 2 on road to Blazers

QUINCY — The Sandburg softball team stepped out of Region 4 play Monday as it traveled to face John Wood in a doubleheader. The host Blazers took both ends of the twinbill.

GAME 1
John Wood 12, Sandburg 1 (5 innings)
Sandburg      000     01       —        1
John Wood    105     6x        —        12
L: Cheyanne Rodgers 3 IP, 2 K, 2 BB 

Chargers highlights
Jaylynn Hamilton singled with one away in the fifth and moved up to third after a passed ball and groundout. With two gone, Jordyn Climer added an infield single that brought in Hamilton for the Chargers' lone run.

GAME 2
John Wood 6, Sandburg 3
Sandburg      200     001     0          —        3
John Wood    301     200     x          —        6
L: Jordyn Climer 6 IP, 4 K, 1 BB

Chargers highlights
• Sandburg got on the board first, scoring twice in the opening inning. Climer reached on an error with one out, and Jalie Eller followed with a single. Hannah Pyle then lined a double to left for a 2-0 lead.
• Trailing 6-2 in the sixth, Cheyanne Rodgers pulled the Chargers within three on her sacrifice fly that scored Madalynn Knapp.

Sandburg standout
Rodgers went 1 for 2, drew a walk and drove in a run with her sac fly. The sophomore center fielder tripled to right in the second during her first at-bat, and she stole a base in the contest.

Other top Chargers
• Eller: 2 for 4, run
• Pyle: Double, two RBIs

UP NEXT
2 p.m. today vs. Sauk Valley 

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