Three PCM varsity athletic teams were in action on Wednesday.
The Mustang soccer team fell on the road at Grinnell in the Class 2A Substate 7 semifinals. The score was tied 0-0 at the end of regulation and stayed 0-0 after two overtime periods. The Mustangs ultimately fell 3-2 in penalty kicks as their season came to an end. The PCM soccer team ends their season with an 8-4-4 record.
The PCM baseball team won in lopsided fashion over Greene County beating the Rams 12-1 in five innings. The Mustangs exploded for six runs in the first inning and then added two more in the second and four in the fourth to secure the run rule win. Coby DeRaad, Izaac Bagby, and Bode Blackburn both had two hits in the contest while Jaden Houser, Roston McCarty, and Abe Kiernan each had one. Bagby got the win on the mound pitching three innings giving up one hit, one run, and recorded two strikeouts. The PCM baseball team stays undefeated as they improve to 3-0 on the season. The Mustang baseball team will be back in action on Friday against Grand View Christian.
The #4 ranked Mustang softball team picked up a 6-3 win over Greene County. PCM trailed 2-1 going into the fourth inning but scored three in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead. In the sixth, the Rams would score one and PCM would score two and then hang on for a 6-3 win. Camden Webb pitched seven innings for PCM giving up five hits, three runs, and recorded ten strikeouts to surpass 200 for her career. Hadley Milliang had a big night offensively going 3-3 with a double and 4 RBI while Ryan DeVore had two hits and Holly Wood, Addi Hudnut, and Libby Winters each had one. Tori Lindsay collected her 39th and 40th career hit by pitch to break the school career record. The PCM softball team improves to 1-1 and will be back in action tonight at Ballard.
