Tuesday prep baseball & softball: Elverado teams swept at Vienna
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Elverado High School's softball team lost for the eighth consecutive time Tuesday, falling to Vienna in Black Diamond Conference crossover play.
The score was 10-8.
Now 1-8 overall, the Lady Falcons are 0-1 in BDC and scheduled to visit a powerful Class 3A team Mt. Vernon Wednesday.
"We cut way down on on our walks and only had one error," Elverado coach Donette Wheatley said. "And we spread out seven hits but it just wasn't enough. We 've just to got to play with more confidence to win."
The Lady Falcons had two hits from freshman Corrine Wilson with Chelsea Cochran smashing a bases loaded triple.
Courtney Morse, Kelsey Tuthill, Rachel Hunziker and Kelsi Teague added hits.
Teague was handed the pitching defeat.
Also at Vienna Tuesday, the Fighting Falcons dropped a 12-0 baseball decision.
EHS hosts Carterville Thursday at Dowell Village Park.
Troy Stewart handled the pitching chores and had two hits at the plate for the Falcons, including a double.