The Luxemburg-Casco softball team fell one run short of reaching next week's sectional showdown against Fox Valley Lutheran, losing to fellow NEC rival Denmark 3-2 on Thursday in their regional title fight.

Down 1-0 in the second inning, the Spartans matched their opponents on an RBI single by Alayna Deprez. The Spartans gave that run back and then some in the top of the fifth inning when Vanny Umentum took Erin Cherovsky deep to make 3-1. The Spartans made a comeback in the seventh inning when Lauren Lindsley hit a solo shot, but they were set down in order after that to end their season.

Kacie Jorgenson, Riley Westlund, Kate Van Ess, Deprez, and Lindsley registered one hit in the loss. Cherovsky was on the tough end of the loss, allowing three runs (3 ER) on six hits while striking out two in a complete game. 

Picture by Ron LeCloux