The Mount Mercy softball team lost a pair of two-run games to Clarke on Tuesday, 7-5 and 12-10, in a Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader at Tomahawk Park in Cedar Rapids.

L.J. Putzier, Amanda Gaffey and Carson Burgart had two hits for Mount Mercy in the first game. Gaffey drove in two runs.

Alexis Ferguson and Putzier belted home runs for the Mustangs in the second game. Burgart went 3-for-4. Ferguson, Putzier, Gaffey and Brianna Sturtz had two hits. Ferguson had three RBIs and Sturtz drove in two runs.

The losses dropped Mount Mercy to 10-15 overall and 0-6 in the league. Clarke raised its records to 16-11 and 7-3.

Game 1

Clarke      100 050 1 - 7 7 2
Mount Mercy 111 000 2 - 5 11 3

W - Crews. L - Petersen.

Game 2

Clarke      100 362 0 - 12 10 2
Mount Mercy 020 170 0 - 10 15 3

W - Crews. L - Moore.