Jewell softball split a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader with Missouri Science & Technology Friday in Liberty, but it took a late rally in game two to ward off a sweep by the Miners.

The Cardinals dropped game one of the day 8-3 against S&T, as the visitors from Rolla hit two home runs in the game and had a dozen hits against losing starter Faith Song (two innings, three runs allowed on four hits, with four strikeouts, 4-2 on the year). ,Reliever Shelby McGraw finished up (five innings, five runs on eight hits, with four strikeouts). ,The Cardinals had eight hits in the game and made two errors in losing their fifth straight game.

Things looked bleak in the sixth inning of game two, as S&T homered off starting pitcher Nona Pauline to take a 1-0 lead; ,Pauline, however, hit a line-drive home run to right-center field in the bottom of the inning, followed by Megan Kappler's bases loaded infield single to score two more runs. ,

Pauline allowed a single to the Miners (3-19 overall, 2-14 in the GLVC) to start the seventh inning, but then cruised through the next three batters to earn the complete game win (8-7), allowing four hits and just one run.

The Cardinals (18-13, 6-10) host Drury in a noon start on Saturday in Liberty.