DUBUQUE - The Cedar Rapids Washington softball team lost a pair of tight games at Dubuque Wahlert Tuesday, 4-2 and 9-8.

The setbacks dropped the Warriors to 1-8 overall and 0-5 in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Payton Bruner went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for Washington in the first game.

Emily Oler was 3-for-4 with three RBIs for the Warriors in the nightcap. Bruner was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Alanna Arrington had two hits. Bree Linville hit a home run and drove in two runs.

GAME 1

WASHINGTON (2): Oler, 2b, 3 0 0 0, C.Peterson, lf, 3 0 1 0, K.Peterson, ss, 3 0 0 0, A. Riley, c, 3 2 1 0, Bruner, p, 3 0 3 2, Jonas, 1b, 1 0 0 0, Packingham, 3b, 3 0 0 0, D. Riley, dp, 3 0 0 0, Schroeder, cf 3 0 1 0, Arrington, rf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 25 2 6 2.

WAHLERT (4): Link, cf, 3 1 1 0, Nauman, c, 4 1 1 0, Nilles, ss, 3 0 0 0, Tath, p, 3 0 2 2, Koppes, rf, 3 1 0 0, Rogers, 1b, 3 1 1 0, Lange, dp, 2 0 1 0, Kluesner, 3b, 3 0 2 1, McAlister, lf, 3 0 0 0. Totals 27 4 8 3.

Washington  010 001 0 - 2 6 3
Wahlert        011 011 x - 4 8 2

Bruner and A. Riley. Tath and Nauman. W - Tath. L- Bruner. 2B - Link. SB - Link.

GAME 2

WASHINGTON (8): Oler, 2b, 4 1 3 3, Jonas, rf, 3 1 0 0, K.Peterson, p, 4 0 0 1, A.Riley, c, 4 1 1 1, Bruner, 1b, 4 1 2 1, Arrington, lf, 3 1 2 0, Linville, 3b, 3 1 1 2, Packingham, ss, 1 2 0 0, Schroeder, cf, 3 0 1 0. Totals 29 8 10 8.

WAHLERT (9): Link, cf, 4 2 2 0, Nauman, c, 3 1 0 0, Nilles, ss, 3 3 3 2, Tath, 3b, 4 1 2 3, Koppes, 1b, 4 0 1 2, Rodgers, p, 2 0 0 0, Lange, dp, 4 0 0 0, Banworth, rf, 4 1 0 0, McAlister, lf, 3 1 2 0. Totals 31 9 10 7.

Washington   004 103 0 - 8 10 3
Wahlert         330 030 x - 9 10 2

K.Peterson and A.Riley. Rodgers, Tath and Nauman. W - Rodgers. L - K. Peterson. 2B - Oler (2), A.Riley, Bruner, Link, Tath, Koppes. HR - Linville, Nilles. SB - Packingham, Nauman, Nilles.