PEORIA, Ill. – The Drake University softball team swept the Bradley Braves Saturday in a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader at Peterson Hotels Field in Peoria. Drake won the first game by a score of a 5-0 and then rallied to take the second game by a score of 5-3.
The Bulldogs snapped a five-game losing streak with the pair of wins to improve their overall record to 22-24 and 5-14 in MVC play.
In the first game, Drake wasted little time taking the lead with two runs in the first inning. Freshman Sarah Maddox (Henderson, Nev.