It hasn’t been an easy last month for the Albert Lea softball team.

However, on their Senior Night, the Tigers put together the pieces of the puzzle in a 6-4 win over Stewartville.

“This was a huge win for us tonight,” Tigers coach Casey Kortz said. “After battling the last few weeks and coming into our last home game tonight, walking away with a win is something we are very proud of.”

Things didn’t start off well for the Tigers, though. In the first inning, Stewartville jumped out to a 2-0 lead.

But Albert Lea came back in the second inning. Kathryn Flaherty led off with a single. Bethany Tennis and Taysha Sternhagen both followed with doubles to tie the game.

In the third inning, Alana Skarstad scored the third run for the Tigers.

Down 3-2, Stewartville scored two runs to go up 4-3. That would be all Albert Lea would allow, though.

The Tigers pushed across three runs in the fifth inning. Madeline Fjermestad started the inning by getting hit by a pitch. Liana Schallock walked, and then Flaherty lined a single to the outfield that scored Fjermestad. Tennis singled to load the bases and Samantha Skarstad put the icing on the cake with a two-run double to give the Tigers their final tally of the night.

It was team work that ended a month-long, 13-game losing streak.

“The team worked together tonight, picked each other up when we made a few errors and was aggressive at the plate,” Kortz said. “When we play our defense and offense the way I know we are capable of, we can compete with anyone.”

Albert Lea will play its final regular season game against Mankato East on Thursday.