OSKALOOSA — A brief storm earlier in the evening caused a slight delay but as Jay Harms Field was able to dry up, postseason softball action got underway as Oskaloosa took on Mount Pleasant in a Class 4A Regional Quarterfinal battle. The Indians struck early but later scored eight unanswered runs on their way to a 10-2 run rule win on Thursday night.

Oskaloosa waited little time getting their offense going in the bottom of the first inning. Haylee Parker reached a on slap single before stealing second and later scoring on an RBI sacrifice fly to the fence by Aracelli Pilcher. Cadence Grubb followed suit with a sac fly of her own to score Jillian Parks from third to quickly make it 2-0 in favor of the Indians.

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