Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The William Jewell softball team split a Great Lakes Valley Conference double header with Missouri S&T on Saturday afternoon at the Spratt Sports Complex. The Cards took game one 3-1 before falling in the nightcap 10-3 to move to 15-17 overall and 7-7 in GLVC play. 

GAME ONE | Cardinals 3 - Missouri S&T 1
In the opener, Jewell jumped on the board first as Emily Hoover led off the second inning with a single and scored by stealing home. In the fifth, Hoover again singled, this time scoring Madi Giles and Madelynne Greenstreet to make it 3-0 Cardinals.

The Miners got on the board in the top of the seventh with an unearned run before three consecutive outs sealed the victory for the Cardinals. 

Hoover led Jewell with two hits and two RBI. Anna Biondo earned the win to move to 11-4 on the season after tossing seven complete, allowing just six hits and one walk, while striking out seven. 

GAME TWO | Missouri S&T 10 - Cardinals 3
Game two started strong for the Cardinals as Greenstreet walked and came around to score on a double from Giles to put Jewell on top 1-0 after just one inning. The Miner bats came alive taking a 4-1 advantage before Jewell cut the lead in half in the fifth inning after Brooke Bernard singled down the right field line, scoring Lindsay Glynn.

Missouri S&T then plated six runs over the final two innings to take a 10-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh. The Cardinals mounted a small rally as Greenstreet led off with a single, followed by a walk to Hoover to put two on with two outs. Kelsey Morgan put an RBI single into left center to make it 10-3 before a pop out ended the rally. 

Jewell posted ten hits, led by two each from Giles and Morgan, while also drawing four walks, but never found the timely hit, leaving nine runners on base. 

Sarah Lewis (3-5) took the loss in the circle, going 4.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and two walks. 

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The Cardinals return to action on Sunday afternoon at the Spratt Sports Complex as they play host to Drury University. Head coach Dustin Combs will be looking for his 300th career win in game one with first pitch slated for 12:00 p.m.