Two local high school softball squads keep stacking wins while a few others are having trouble finding their footing this spring. 

Waterloo (11-2) picked up three important Mississippi Valley Conference wins thanks mainly to an abundance of offense. 

On Monday, Waterloo won the “Battle of the Bulldogs” over Highland, 8-3. Waterloo trailed 3-2 into the sixth inning but plated six runs in the bottom half of that frame to pull ahead. Megan Armbrecht and Jensyn Collmeyer each went 2-for-3 with a home run for Waterloo, with teammates Samantha Juelfs, Kate Lindhorst and Mallory Thompson all contributing two hits each. Aidan Dintelman allowed just one earned run with seven strikeouts in a complete game pitching effort.

On Wednesday, it was a 10-2 win for the Bulldogs over Civic Memorial. Juelfs went 3-for-4 with a homer and five RBIs. Dintelman was the winning pitcher again, striking out eight.

Last Wednesday, the Bulldogs won 12-7 at Mascoutah. A six-run first inning sent Waterloo well on its way in this one. Juelfs went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs. Lindhorst, Dintelman and Ava Brown each collected two hits.

Waterloo plays Friday at Chester and then hosts Jerseyville on Monday. 

Leading the way on offense this spring for the Bulldogs is Juelfs at .476 with three homers, 20 RBIs and 17 runs. Brown is hitting .462 with 21 RBIs and 17 runs. Dintelman is hitting .462 with three homers and 13 RBIs in addition to her 11-1 pitching mark and 1.82 ERA.

Columbia (14-2) is enjoying a 12-game winning streak, with many recent victories coming in blowout fashion.

On Wednesday, the Eagles trailed 1-0 in the sixth inning but rallied to plate one in the sixth and another in the seventh to win 2-1 over Red Bud. Elle van Breusegen and Reagan Jarrard collected two hits each, with Paige Froess getting the pitching win.

This past Friday, the Eagles won 13-0 over Granite City. Sam Augustine homered, with Paige Webb going 3-for-3 with four RBIs, van Breusegen adding two hits and three RBIs, and Emily Webb recording the pitching victory.

Last Thursday, it was a 5-2 win for Columbia against Wesclin. Froess picked up the pitching win and went 2-for-3 at the plate. Kaylee Bosch, Reagan Mathews, van Breusegen and Emily Webb all added two hits each. 

Last Wednesday, the Eagles blasted past Roxana to the tune of 16-1. Jarrard went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, with Mathews going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs. Paige Webb and van Breusegen contributed a pair of hits each. 

Last Tuesday, it was a 13-1 pummeling of Roxana. Bosch and Jarrard each homered, and Emily Webb struck out 11 in five innings pitched. 

Columbia played Tuesday at Wood River, winning 10-4 thanks to a homer and four RBIs from Bosch. The Eagles hosted Wood River on Thursday, winning 10-0 thanks to three hits and five RBIs from Harlie Rainbolt.

The Eagles host Cahokia Conference rival Breese Central this coming Tuesday. 

Leading the way on offense is van Breusegen at .500 with 24 runs and seven stolen bases. Jarrard is hitting .457 with 21 RBIs and 17 runs. 

Emily Webb has a 7-1 pitching mark with a 1.07 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 46 innings. Froess is 4-0 with a 1.63 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 34-plus innings.

Gibault (5-9) is 1-3 in recent action. 

On Monday, the Hawks lost 8-0 to Wesclin. Gibault was held to just three hits on the day and committed seven errors in the contest.

On Thursday, it was a 12-1 defeat for Gibault at the hands of Marissa. The Hawks again could only muster three total hits. Lauren Lanham doubled in the loss.

Last Tuesday, Gibault picked up a 17-0 victory over Althoff. Chloe Lancaster doubled and drove in four runs in addition to picking up the pitching win. Lanham added a pair of hits and Molly Steibel scored four runs. 

Gibault played Thursday at Steeleville, falling 8-2. Karina Jerkatis went 3-for-3 and Lanham added two hits.

Lanham is the leading hitter thus far this spring for the Hawks at .500 with 22 runs. Jerkatis is hitting .462 with 15 runs. 

Dupo (7-8) is 3-3 in recent games. 

Last Thursday, the Tigers lost 6-5 to Steeleville despite a standout effort from Addison Thompson. She went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and struck out 12 in a complete game in the pitching circle. Dupo, which committed five errors in the loss, also got two hits each from Adrienne Latimer, Kaitlyn Robert and Keara Prater.

Last Wednesday, Dupo made six errors in a 19-5 loss to Gillespie. Kylie Kloess went 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Latimer and Chloe Thornton added two hits apiece.

Last Tuesday, Dupo lost 9-3 to Steeleville. Five more errors were committed in this contest. Maryann Imhoff was the offensive star for the Tigers by going 2-for-3. 

The Tigers played Tuesday at New Athens, posting a 9-0 win. Kaylyn Woods drove in four runs and scored three more.

On Wednesday, it was a walk-off 2-1 win for the Tigers over Wesclin. Latimer went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, with Woods and Lily McMannis adding two hits each. Kloess went the distance in the pitching circle for the victory.

Dupo hosted New Athens on Thursday, posting another 2-1 victory. The Tigers scored in the bottom of the sixth and held on. Prater and Thompson each had two hits, with Thompson striking out seven for the pitching win.

Dupo hosts Valmeyer on Tuesday. 

Kloess leads Dupo in hitting at .489 with 17 runs and 13 RBIs.

Thompson is the top pitcher so far this spring for the Tigers, posting a 2.16 ERA.

Valmeyer (2-6) dropped a trio of recent contests.

Last Thursday, it was a 10-6 defeat at the hands of rival New Athens. The Pirates led 4-1 after five innings but collapsed late. 

Last Tuesday, the Pirates lost 11-0 to New Athens as Laney Dehn had the only hit for Valmeyer. The Pirates committed three errors in this game.

Valmeyer hosted New Athens on Thursday, falling 7-0. Madisyn Huddleston and Avery Proffer each had two hits.

Valmeyer plays Tuesday at Dupo. 

Huddleston is hitting .417 to lead the Pirates this season.