Comets drop two at Urbandale

URBANDALE — The Cardinal softball team took on some tough competition in classic action on Friday at the Urbandale Tournament, as the Comets too a 3-2 loss to Maple Valley-Anthon Oto (MVAO) and a 6-0 loss to Des Moines Roosevelt.

The losses dropped the Comets to 13-12 overall. Cardinal is scheduled to take on PCM and Lisbon in action at the tourney today.

“This shows us what we need to work on,” said Cardinal coach Steph Christner. “We have a long way to do. We need to start buying into the system and playing Cardinal softball.”

The Comets’ only to runs of the day came off the bat of Lindsay Moore, who belted a two-run homer in the fourth inning against MVAO and give Cardinal a 2-0 lead. MVAO put three runs up in the fifth to take the lead back and held on. Michelle Fuhs and Felisha Durflinger each had doubles in the contest.

MVAO 3, Cardinal 2

MVAO 000 030 0 — 3 9 0

Card 000 200 0 — 2 9 3

Cardinal battery — Felisha Durflinger (L, 10-8) (7IP, 9H, 3R, 0ER, 3K, 2BB), Lindsay Moore catching.

2B — Michelle Fuhs, Durflinger.

HR — Moore.

Hits — Sarah Yeager 1-for-3, Fuhs 1-for-3, Lindsay Moore 1 -for-3, Cory Campbell 1-for-3, Durflinger 2-for-3, Morgan Benson 2-for-3, Katelyn Campbell 1-for-3.

RBI — Moore 2. Runs — Moore, Fuhs.

Des Moines Roosevelt 6, Cardinal 0