Round one of the South Iowa Cedar League rivalry between the Sigourney and Keota summer teams went the Savages way with a pair of decisive victories on Friday. 

The highly anticipated baseball game saw the Savages get some revenge from a pair of defeats last year with a 10-1 triumph on the road. The black and gold wasted no time by jumping out to a 4-0 lead after one and getting some cushion in the fifth with a five run frame. The veteran pitching matchup between Bo Schmidt and Colten Clarahan went Schmidt’s way this time with the senior tossing a complete game surrendering no earned runs on just three hits, two walks, and striking out nine. The offense was opportunistic with nine hits and 11 free passes headlined by Garisin Hynick going 3-for-5 with two RBI. Max Phillips went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Jake Moore also brought in a pair of runs. Sigourney improves to 4-0 and Keota is 4-2. 

The softball game saw the long rivalry win streak for the Savages continue with an 18-0 final in three innings. The two schools have had 23 meetings in the varsity bound era (since 2009) and Sigourney had the upper hand in all of them with this one ending after five runs in the first, 10 in the second, and three more in the third. Carly Goodwin gave her defense the night off with one of the most efficient outings you will ever see. The sophomore struck out all nine batters she saw and delivered only four balls out of the zone with a pitch count total of 31. The offense had 14 hits with Josephine Moore connecting on a blast and finishing with four RBI. Kenzi VanDenHeuvel and Darby Mitchell each had a pair of knocks and brought in two runs. The Savages move to 4-0 and the Eagles are 0-3. 

In four games, Sigourney baseball has outscored their opponents 48-2 and softball has a 53-4 advantage.