Prep Softball: Lady Braves fall to Hawley in subsection title game, 4-2

Jordan Iverson went 2-for-3, including a solo shot in the fifth inning as the top-seeded Hawley Nuggets slipped past third-seeded Menahga 4-2 in the North Subsection 6A championship game Thursday evening.

Macky Willits drove in a pair of runs and Allie Sorenson went 2-for-2 and scored three runs for Hawley, who improved to 18-1 despite missing two key players due to injuries.

Katie Miller drove in a run with a single and then scored on a Nugget error for the Lady Braves, who led 2-1 after the third inning.

Hawley pitcher Jessy Noreen limited Menahga to four hits and struck out eight in seven innings for the win while Lindsey White surrendered five hits and struck out seven.

Menahga was led by Jada Melton, who went 2-for-3 at the plate.

The Lady Braves still advance to the Section 6A playoffs despite the loss. They will take on Bertha-Hewitt at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Pillager. The winner will advance to the section championship game at 6 p.m. against the Hawley/Parkers Prairie winner.

North Subsection 6A Championship
No. 1 Hawley vs. No. 3 Menahga on May 25
Nuggets 4, Lady Braves 2
Menahga 0 0 2 0 0 0 0—2 4 1
Hawley 0 1 0 1 1 1 x—4 5 1
WP: Jessy Noreen (Hawley) (7IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 8K)
LP: Lindsey White (Menahga) (6IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER. 2BB, 7K)
Hawley—Veronica Neumann 1-3; Jordan Iverson 2-3, HR, R, RBI; Allie Sorenson 2-2, 3R; Macky Willits 0-3, 2RBI
Menahga—Katie Miller 1-3, R, RBI; White 1-3; Jada Melton 2-3