In the first of just two Heart of Iowa Activities Conference softball games this week, the Greene County Rams played Roland-Story (Story City) on Monday night in Roland under super hot and humid conditions. R-S, ranked number 13 in Class 3A by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, won the game by a 4-2 final after the Norsemen won the first meeting of these two teams by a 5-2 score in Jefferson in late May. The Rams fall to 5-9 overall and 3-6 in the conference while the Norsemen improve to 8-5, 5-2.

The Rams had six hits, all singles, with eighth grader Becca Anderson getting two hits. Greene County struck out five times and drew just one walk.

Greene County pitcher Emma Hoyle allowed three earned runs and she recorded eight strikeouts.

The Rams host South Hamilton (Jewell) on Wednesday night in Jefferson on KG98 and streamed on www.raccoonvalleyradio.com around 7:30 p.m.