ALVA, Okla  - The Northwestern Oklahoma State softball team dropped two tough fought games to  Southeastern on Saturday afternoon.

Northwestern got things going early in game one, plating a run in the second inning on a Raelynn Sandlin sac bunt to take a 1-0 lead. The Rangers held Southeastern scoreless for the first three innings before they tied things up in the top of the fourth. Northwestern answered back in quick fashion, adding a run in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead.

The Rangers found themselves trailing again in the top of the fifth after a Savage Storm base hit scored two runners. Northwestern would once again answer back and retake the lead in the bottom of the inning on a Savannah Duran rbi double making it 4-3.

The game was tied up again in the top of the sixth after a Savage Storm sacrifice fly, Northwestern jumped back in front in the bottom of the sixth after an rbi single by Taygan Graham. The Savage Storm put up five runs in the top of the seventh inning and held Northwestern scoreless to take game one of the day.

Game two was a pitchers duel as neither pitcher allowed many opportunities for either side. The scoring came in the third inning as Southeastern scored two, one on a sacrifice fly and the other with an rbi single. Northwestern answered back in the home half of the third but could only plate one run.

The Rangers had a few more opportunities with runners in scoring position but could not push them across the plate. Northwestern would fall in game two to Southeastern.

The Rangers will be back in action on Tuesday when they take on Newman in double header action starting at 2 PM.

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