Pyle connects for 2 homers, 6 RBIs at Black Hawk

GALESBURG — Hannah Pyle homered in both ends of the Sandburg softball team's Arrowhead Conference doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Black Hawk.

GAME 1
Black Hawk 13, Sandburg 5 (6 innings)
Sandburg      023     000     —        5
Black Hawk   405     013     —        13
L: Jordyn Climer 4.2 IP, 2 K, 2 BB 

Chargers highlights
• Down 4-0 in the second, Emma Racke reached on an error to lead off the inning before Pyle smacked a home run to center field to cut Sandburg's deficit in half.
• Lakinn Larson doubled to open the third and scored when Madalynn Knapp's grounder to shortstop was misplayed. Pyle singled two batters later to even the score, and she scored on a wild pitch with two out to give Sandburg a 5-4 lead.

Sandburg standout
Pyle finished 2 for 3 with two runs scored and three RBIs, including her first homer of the season.

GAME 2
Black Hawk 13, Sandburg 6
Sandburg      005     100     0          —        6
Black Hawk   424     210     x          —        13
L: Cheyanne Rodgers 6 IP, 0 K, 3 BB

Chargers highlights
• The Charger fell behind 6-0 after two innings but got back in the game with a five-run third. Jordyn Climer doubled to lead off the frame and scored from third on a passed pall. Pyle then came up and clobbered her second homer of the doubleheader, a three-run shot to center, to make it 6-4. A double and an error followed before Reese Poole came through with a single to center that scored Jalie Eller to make it 6-5.
• Racke connected for her first home run of the season with a solo shot to center in the fourth. 

Sandburg standout
Just like Game 1, Pyle again finished 2 for 3 with a homer, three runs driven in and a pair of runs scored.

UP NEXT
3 p.m. Tuesday vs. Illinois Valley 

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