Johnston Playing for Iowa State Softball Championship

The Johnston High School softball team will face Dowling Catholic in the Class 5A state softball championship game at 7 tonight, July 26, in Fort Dodge, according to the school district website.

The Dragons advanced by defeating Ottumwa, 7-2, in the semifinals. Storms Thursday night meant that the game was finished Friday morning with Johnston beginning play with a 3-0 lead.

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Holding onto a 4-2 lead going into the top of the seventh inning, the Dragons added three crucial runs to push the lead to 7-2. Haylee Towers then worked out of a jam in the bottom of the seventh by preventing Ottumwa from scoring in the inning.

Towers finished the game by allowing 2 runs, 10 hits, while striking out four. Offensively, the Dragons were led by third baseman Ellen Espeland, who finished 3-4 with a double and 2 RBI’s.

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