There will be eight days between the regional final game and the first round State Tournament contest for the Twin Cedars Softball Squad. The Sabers will have their longest layoff of the season and this past week, Coach Zack Dunkin was looking for a change of pace in practice. Members of the Knoxville Softball Squad came to the rescue on Friday as the Panthers practiced with the Sabers. Now Knoxville’s season had ended the previous weekend and Dunkin tells KNIA/KRLS Sports Knoxville did not have to do this, but due to friendships from playing on travel teams, and family members it was an easy decision and Dunkin was thankful for the Panthers help.

Dunkin: “Girls are kind of getting bored in practice, you play game after game, and now you have to practice for a week. Knoxville did not have to do that, they could have been sleeping or something like that, so we really appreciated them for doing that.”

Twin Cedars will take on Lisbon in the first round of the State this Tuesday at Fort Dodge. Hear the call on 92.1 KRLS at 7:30.