The Indianola softball team fell behind early and were unable to make a comeback against Ottumwa on the road Thursday, falling 7-6 to the Bulldogs.

Indianola jumped ahead 2-0 in the first inning off of a Kiley Kindelspire home run, but then fell behind after Ottumwa scored five in the bottom of the second inning. The Indians added another run in the third on an error, but the Bulldogs scored another two in fourth to make it 7-3. The Indians came close in their comeback, scoring another two runs in the fifth on another error, then added another run on a Kyra Robins groundout in the sixth, and had the bases loaded but couldn’t push across another run.

Head coach Stacy Evans tells KNIA Sports the team still has to continue to do the little things and continue to step up in each area of the game in order to get where they want to go.

Indianola falls to 8-5 on the season, and they play against Newton tonight in a doubleheader at home along with the baseball squad. Game two of the baseball doubleheader will be broadcast live on 94.3 KNIA, with Andrew Swadner on the play-by-play. Pregame coverage begins at approximately 7:15, with first pitch scheduled for 7:30pm.