It was a tough night on the diamond for Boone’s baseball and softball teams as they both hosted North Polk in Raccoon River Conference action Wednesday, June 11. 

Softball: No. 2 North Polk 5, Boone 2  

At Gary Creasman Field, the Boone Toreadors softball team put up a fight against Class 4A, No. 2-ranked North Polk, ultimately falling 5-2. 

Senior pitcher Carly Busch delivered a complete game performance in the circle, striking out two batters.  

Busch also led the offense with two hits. 

Shannon Jenkins drove in Boone’s lone RBI, while Hailee Bingham and Gracie Vodenik each added a hit.  

Bingham and Kaylee Kuehl both crossed the plate to account for Boone’s two runs. 

Boone fell to 9-5 overall and 2-4 in the conference while North Polk improved to 11-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference. 

The Toreadors will look to bounce back tonight when they host Bondurant-Farrar (8-3 overall, 1-2 conference) at 7:15 p.m.  

The game will be broadcast live on AM 1590, FM 101.5, and streaming at kwbglive.com, with sports director Ryan Wendt on the call. 

Baseball: North Polk 13, Boone 0 

Over at Memorial Park, the Boone baseball team ran into a buzzsaw in North Polk, falling 13-0 in a game that was called after 5 innings to the run rule. 

Cole Bowers collected two hits on the night, and Tyler Lindahl took the loss on the mound. 

North Polk improved to 6-6 overall and 3-2 in the conference.

Now 9-5 overall and 2-4 in the conference, Boone will aim to regroup quickly as they prepare to host Bondurant-Farrar (9-5 overall, 3-3 conference) tonight at 7 p.m. 

Jill Lutz reporting