KCC softball team in tough spot
The Kirkwood softball team has to defeat NIACC in two straight games Sunday afternoon or its promising season will be over.
The seventh-ranked Eagles lost to the 20th-ranked Trojans, 6-3, in the winners bracket finals Saturday in the regional tournament at Kirkwood and are facing an uphill battle on their home field.
If Kirkwood sweeps NIACC on Sunday, the Eagles will advance to the district tournament on Wednesday. If NIACC wins one of the games, the Trojans will keep their season alive.
The first championship game on Sunday is scheduled for noon. If Kirkwood wins that game, they'll play again at 2 p.m. in the double-elimination event. If they lose that game at noon, it's over.
Kirkwood clobbered Ellsworth for the second straight day, 16-2, in the losers bracket finals Saturday and has a 2-1 record for the regional. NIACC is sitting with a 2-0 mark, just one victory away from the title.