Ogden’s baseball team was held scoreless in both games of its West Central Conference doubleheader against Van Meter, falling 4-0 in Game 1 and 7-0 in Game 2, Thursday, June 19 in Ogden.
In the opener, Colson Carson, Keagan Ristvedt, and CeJay Jones each recorded a hit and Tanner Rohe took the loss on the mound, striking out three.
Game 2 saw Rohe and Carson again collecting hits.
Rohe also added a stolen base.
Hunter Mitchels pitched for Ogden and struck out five in the loss.
Ogden fell to 8-13 overall and 5-9 in the conference.
Van Meter improved to 16-5 overall and 8-3 in the conference.
Ogden will host Woodward-Granger (7-10, 6-6) for a single conference game at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 23.
Softball: Ogden loses to top-ranked Van Meter
Facing the No. 1-ranked team in Class 2A, Ogden softball dropped both games of its doubleheader to Van Meter, 2-0 and 10-2.
In Game 1, the Bulldogs held Van Meter to just two runs.
Breaunna Wenger, Aubrey Leonard, and Grace Christensen each had a hit, while Katie Wilcoxson took the loss.
Game 2 saw more offense from both sides.
Leonard led the way with two hits and a run scored.
Sophie Seligman added two hits and an RBI, while Adi Banks also drove in a run.
Wenger, Camryn Askelsen, Lauren Mathews, and Christensen each contributed a hit.
Clara Kruse took the loss in the circle.
Ogden now sits at 9-11 overall and 5-8 in conference play.
Van Meter improved to 19-2 overall and a perfect 14-0 in the conference.
Ogden will host Woodward-Granger (12-6, 6-5) in a conference doubleheader on Monday, June 23.
Jill Lutz reporting
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