NOC Tonkawa split a pair of conference games against Western on Tuesday.

The Mavs (19-7) won the opener 3-2 and lost the nightcap 7-4.

Mavs 3, Western 2

Kyia Monahwee's two run 5th inning single broke open a 1-1 tie leading the Mavs to a 3-2 win over Western.

Monahwee's single scored Timber Mitchell and Liz McKellip.  Mitchell ran for Kendall Heisler who led off the inning with a single.

The Mavs scored their first run in the 2nd when Madison Kettler scored on a passed ball.

Sophomore Taylor Lane (9-5) struck out 11 allowing one earned run.

Western 7, Mavs 4

The Mavs fell behind Western 7-1 before scoring three runs in the 7th, losing 7-4.

Kettler had two hits including a double.  Baylee Scrimshire, Aylin Nunez, and Sarah Rienke each had runs batted in for the Mavs.

Jenna Chassie (10-2) allowed four unearned runs in four innings.  Lane struck out seven in three innings of relief.

NOC travels to Seminole Thursday and hosts Carl Albert on Friday.

 Mavs 3, Western 2

             123 456 7--R   H   E

Western 001 001 0--2   4   0

Mavs     010 020 x--3   5   1

Mavs--Lane and Heisler.  SB--Nunez.  W--Lane (9-5).

Western 7, Mavs 4

             123 456 7--R   H   E

Western 302 002 0--7   9    2

Mavs     000 010 3--4   6    6

Mavs--Chassie, Lane (5) and Heisler.  2B--Kettler, Scrimshire.  SB--Monahwee 2, Nunez.  L--Chassie (10-2)