Greene County lost 6-3 in Heart of Iowa Activities Conference softball on Tuesday vs. Grand View Christian at the North Des Moines softball complex. The game was made up from an early season rain out and was the second in a row for the Rams vs. the Thunder. GVC was a 6-1 winner in Jefferson last Friday, so the Rams lost both games this season to the Thunder, who improved to 8-3 in the conference 14-4 overall. Coach Tom Kennedy’s Rams are 6-8 on the season and 5-5 in the conference.

Starting pitcher Alaina Heard was relieved in the third inning by freshman Hannah Fouch, who had her most impressive outing as a varsity pitcher. Heard allowed five runs, but just one earned run, on two hits and six walks in two innings. Fouch went the last four and gave up one earned run on four hits and a walk, while fanning the Thunder once.

Sophomore catcher Makenna Ebersole hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to close the gap to 5-2. The round-tripper was the first of her career and the first for the Rams this season. Ebersole knocked in two of the three Greene County runs. In all, Greene County had five hits and three errors while GVC totaled six hits and two errors. Junior Becca Anderson tripled with singles by senior Payton Kokenge, junior Kaycee Pittman, and sophomore Bellah Johnson. Senior Chanlyn Cunningham drove in a run.

Chloe Cox of GVC was the winning pitcher. In seven innings she gave up five hits, three runs, all earned, walked two batters, and struck out six.

The Rams are in Monroe tonight vs. Class 3A number 4 PCM in HOIAC play. The Mustangs lead the RRAC at 10-0 while the Rams are 6-8 on the season and 5-5 in the conference. Greene County has lost its last three games, all vs. teams with winning records, and with PCM tonight and home in Jefferson on KG98 and streamed on www.raccoonvalleyradio.com on Thursday vs. West Marshall (State Center), that will grow to five teams in a row with winning records if weather permits. There is a strong chance of rain today

Greene County baseball also plays PCM for a JV/varsity twin bill, like softball, but baseball is in Prairie City at the Elementary School.