OSKALOOSA — It was a beautiful Saturday morning for softball and most of the teams involved were walking in their sleep as the Oskaloosa Indian Classic got underway on Saturday morning at 9:15 a.m. Almost all of the teams played late games on Friday.

The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets were cruising along with a 3-0 lead after three innings against Creston. The ship came to a screeching halt as the Panthers scored 11 runs in the fourth inning, only two of which were earned as four errors contributed to the 11-3 loss for the Rockets in their second of two games played at the Lacey Sports Complex.

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