WILLMAR -- Willmar and Sauk Rapids played until dark Tuesday night before leaving with the second-game of their scheduled softball doubleheader still undecided.
The Central Lakes Conference teams called a truce after nine innings with the score deadlocked 6-all.
The Storm won the first game, 6-3.
Willmar coach Brent Pederson said the suspended game may be completed Friday in Willmar. The teams would then play again, a non-conference tilt, since both are short games due to weather cancellations.
Sauk Rapids led the first game 6-1 before Willmar scored twice in the bottom of the seventh. But junior pitcher Tiffany Walentiny put down the uprising to finish with a five hitter with four walks.
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Hanna Pederson took the loss. She gave up five hits , including nikki Kothenbeutel's solo homor to right in the third -- while fanning 10.
Amanda Croonquist and Emily Cuchna had RBI hits for Willmar.
In the nightcap, Willmar jumped on Walentiny for five runs in the top of the first but got only one more off the durable chucker the next eight innings. Meantime, the Storm chipped away at the lead until Karlee Johnson was relieved by Pederson with the score tied 6-6 in the sixth.
Sauk Rapids 6, Willmar 3
Sauk Rapids 102 001 2 -- 6 8 0
Willmar 000 010 2 -- 3 5 2
HITTING - Sauk Rapids: Nikki Kothenbeutel 2-for-3, solo HR, rbi; Amanda Graham 2-for-2, Ashley Carlson 2-for-3, 2b, rbi ... Willmar: Bobbi Sather 1-for-3, 2b; Amanda Croonquist 1-for-1, 2 runs, rbi; Emily Cuchna 1-for-2, 2 rbi; Sarah Hulscher 1-for-3, sb; Chelsey Wierschem 1-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Sauk Rapids: Tiffany Walentiny (W) 7-5-3-3-4-5 ... Willmar: Hanna Pederson (L) 7-8-6-3-5-10
