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A year removed from ending a near five-decade state softball drought, Wapsie Valley posted a 7-2 victory over Logan-Magnolia on Monday in Class 2A action.
The eighth-ranked Warriors (19-7 overall) will meet unranked Ridge View on Tuesday at 4:45 p.m.
Wapsie Valley qualified in 1A a year ago, moving up to 2A this summer. Espyn Decker, Maddie Ladeberg and Layla Armstrong each drove in two runs, as Lola Destival scored twice. Taylor Buhr struck out nine.
No. 11 Logan-Magnolia (20-9) faces elimination against sixth-ranked Durant at 2:30 p.m. Maria Kiger had three hits and Abyagail Guritz drove in two.
WAPSIE VALLEY 7, LOGAN-MAGNOLIA 2
L-M 002 000 0 -- 2 7 3
W. Valley 101 050 x -- 7 8 0
WP--Taylor Buhr (10-4, 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 9 K, 3 BB). LP--Campbell Chase (20-7, 6 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB).
2B--LM: Maci Bertelsen; WV: Lola Destival. RBI--LM: Abyagail Guritz (2); WV: Taylor Buhr, Espyn Decker (2), Maddie Ladeberg (2), Layla Armstrong (2). SB--WV: Lola Destival, Espyn Decker.