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Grinnell Defeats Oskaloosa In Little Hawkeye Matchup
by Bill Almond
Oskaloosa Indians Varsity Loses Lead Early In Defeat
Oskaloosa Indians Varsity watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 3-0 loss to Grinnell on Wednesday. Grinnell took the lead on a fielder’s choice in the second inning.
The pitching was strong on both sides. Grinnell pitchers struck out five, while Oskaloosa Indians Varsity sat down five.
In the second inning, Grinnell got their offense started when Kamden Criss induced Brooks Latimer to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored.
One bright spot for Oskaloosa Indians Varsity was a single by Criss in the first inning.
The road to the Well hits its final destination Monday in the Class 3A Substate finals as the No. 2 Pella Dutch aim to make back-to-back trips to the boys state tournament against conference foe Grinnell.
Pella is rolling into the round of 16 in the Class 3A playoffs after defending their home court with ease; knocking off Centerville 100-45 and Newton 73-44 in the first two rounds, while Grinnell enters the matchup as road warriors, knocking off No. 3 seeded Clear Creek-Amana 69-58 and winning in the last second against Washington 49-48.
The teams have met twice this winter, with Pella sweeping the conference games against the Tigers 54-39 and 76-46, but the key difference will be the return of Owen Coffman, who has dealt with a variety of injuries this winter. Coffman hit the game winning free throws against the Demons on Thursday, and Head Coach Derek Schulte says they expect a different style for Grinnell with him back on the floor.
The theme of nail biting playoff games this week in Southeast Iowa continued on Thursday with the Washington boys’ basketball team suffering a crushing 49-48 season ending loss to Grinnell in a class 3A substate semifinal.
As heard on KCII, the Demons were shorthanded once again playing without Lance Sobaski, but the Orange and Black threw the first punch with Trashaun Willis racking up 10 first quarter points and the home squad leading 15-11 after one. The Tigers’ 6’9’’ post player Owen Coffman started to take over recording 14 first half points and Grinnell flipped the script for a 31-25 halftime advantage. Coffman scored the game’s first six points of the second half to push the lead to a dozen when the Kasen Bailey led Demons started to chip away. The junior tallied 11 points after intermission and Washington slowly clawed their way back to a one possession deficit in the final minute. The Demon crowd erupted after Travis Leyden buried a triple from the left arc to g