Two big innings by St. Mary Catholic led to the season-ending loss for Gibraltar/Washington Island softball on Thursday, losing the game 12-2 in five innings. 

The Vikings struck first in the opening inning when Pam Prescott walked and stole two bases ahead of an RBI single by Megan Gallant. At the bottom of the inning, an illegal pitch call against starting pitcher Emile Glocke and a subsequent conversation led to things going south for the Vikings. Glocke lost the strike zone following the confrontation, leading to four walks, six runs, and an early exit from the game. Mia Glocke gave up three hits in the inning en route to a five-running inning for the Zephyrs, putting them up 9-1 on the Vikings. 

The Vikings found the plate again in the third inning when Prescott reached on an error and made her way to second base. With Ella Clarke running in her place, Anna Jarosh's two-out single helped make it 9-2. The Zephyrs got that run back in the fourth inning, but the Vikings dealt their biggest scare in the top of the fifth. They had the bases loaded with two outs when Gabby Guerrero registered her eighth strikeout of the game to eliminate the Vikings' threat. The Zephyrs put the game away in the fifth inning when Emily Vogel lined a pitch to the fence with a person on base and scored on the inside-the-park homer.

Megan Gallant led the way with two base hits while Prescott and Anna Jarosh also reached base multiple times. The Vikings' season ends with a record of 3-14, saying goodbye to seniors Pam Prescott, Abby Jarosh, Anna Jarosh, and junior Courtney Foy, who plans to graduate in the winter.