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After dropping a one-run game to a ranked River Valley Conference opponent on Wednesday Class 2A sixth-ranked Regina found itself on the other end of a close game against a ranked team on Thursday.

Jillian Panther hit a game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Regina to a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Class 3A fifth-ranked Northeast on Thursday in an RVC cross-division contest in Iowa City.

Regina scored a run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to force extra innings and improved to 10-7 on the season and 5-2 in RVC play with the win.

Northeast dropped to 14-5 and 10-1 in conference play.

Emma Nibaur earned the win for Regina allowing two unearned runs on nine hits while striking out eight without walking a batter.

Panther went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead Regina while Nibaur had two hits and drove in a run and Avery Kies had two hits.

Laci Chambliss and Kennedy Connor had hits and Alli Clark scored a run for Regina.

Northeast                               200  000  00  –  2  9  3           

Regina                                      001  000  11  –  3  8  4    

W – Emma Nibaur                     L – Madison Kluever

2B – ICR: Jillian Panther. NE: Madison Kluever, Brynnlin Kroymann

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