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Class 5A ninth-ranked Liberty High split a doubleheader with No. 15 Waukee on Monday in North Liberty winning the opener 5-3 and dropping the nightcap 6-4.

Liberty High moved to 12-7 on the season with the doubleheader split while Waukee is now 8-9 on the season.

Ellie Tague earned the win in game one allowing three runs, one earned, on six hits while striking out three in a complete game.

Brynlee Slockett went 2-for-2 with a double, a run scored and an RBI and Ava Tague and Lanie Meyer each hit solo home runs for the Lightning.

Kinley Jones had a hit and scored a run and Kelsey Kaut had a hit, scored a run and drove in a run.

Mischa Reiners doubled and drove in a run.

Waukee scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to snap a 4-all tie in its 6-4 win in the nightcap.

Reiners was 2-for-4 with a double and Kennedy Conner had a double and drove in two runs in game two.

Kaut had a triple and scored a run, Ava Tague had a double and drove in a run and Haley Schoeder and Slockett each scored runs.

Game 1

Waukee                                  001  002  0  –  3  6  2

Liberty High                          001  121  x  –  5  7  2             

W – Ellie Tague                                  L – Lillie Struck

2B – WAU: Mara Yokiel. ICL: Brynlee Slockett, Mischa Reiners

HR – ICL: Ava Tague, Lanie Meyer

Game 2

Waukee

Liberty High             

W – Giana Lavorato                           L – Addyson McKillip

2B – WAU: Mara Yokiel. ICL: Ava Tague, Kennedy Conner, Mischa Reiners

3B – ICL: Kelsey Kaut

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