Pleasantville’s baseball squad picked up their first win of the season as they beat North Mahaska, 13-7, while the softball squad dropped their second straight game to open the season, 13-3.

The Trojans’ baseball squad opened the season with quality performances from three key players. Austin McMillin went one for two with three RBIs. Ben Wicks also went one for two and had two RBIs. The biggest hit of the day though came from Jonah Schumacher, who had a two-run single to put the game out of reach.

The Trojans’ softball squad fell behind 4-1 after one inning and were never able to recover. Amber McKinney led the way for Pleasantville, going two for three with two RBIs. Carly Cox got the start for the Trojans, but failed to record an out as she gave up three of the four runs in the first inning. Pleasantville’s defense faltered as they committed six total errors. The loss drops Pleasantville to 0-2 on the season.

Both teams will be back in action today as they travel to Eagle Lane to take on Pella Christian. Both games will begin at 7 PM. The Trojans’ baseball game will be broadcast on 92.1 KRLS and will be broadcast by Andrew Schneider, while the softball game will be broadcast by Alex Koch on the KRLS3 stream at kniakrls.com.