RUSSELL – Just what the doctor ordered – two winless teams earning their first softball wins of the season. Russell (1-11) outlasted Ellinwood 21-20 in a wild opener. Ellinwood (1-6) edged Russell 17-14 in an equally wild nightcap.

RUSSELL 21, ELLINWOOD 20 (G1) – Russell squeezed out a 21-20 victory when Daryss Barrera stole home. Marissa Myers drove home four runs. S Moos, Hannah Gideon and Renya Anschutz drove home two runs.

Ellinwood’s Shyria Quintana drove home four runs. Caylee Rowan drove in three runs. Morgan Shinliver, Kadie Bailey, Keighyn Dombroski and Gracyn Dombroski each drove in two runs.

ELLINWOOD 17, RUSSELL 14 (G2) – Keighyn Dombroski drove in six runs and Emma Nienke drove in three runs for Ellinwood. Kiley Stevenson added two RBIs.

Ellinwood 260 504 3 – 20 19 0

Russell 258 041 1 – 21 12 0

Nienke, Shinliver (2) and Dombroski. jMoos and Donovan. 2B—R—Barrera; E—Shinliver, Dombroski, Stevenson. HR—R—Myers.

Ellinwood 571 211 0 – 17 13 4

Russell 313 131 2 – 14 8 3

Shinliver and Rowan. Kraus, Moos (4) and Donovan. W—Shinliver. L—Kraus. 2B—E—Shinliver, Rowan. 3B—E—Stevenson. HR—E—Quintana, Dombroski; R—Myers.