The Blooming Prairie softball team hadn’t played in 13 days, and it showed some rust as it lost 14-3 in five innings at Maple River (7-4 overall) Thursday.

The Awesome Blossoms (5-3 overall) had beaten MR 9-8 in their season opener, but they lost to MR 13-3 in a recent tournament.

“We did not play well,” BP head coach Ali Mach said.

BP pitching: Elly Strunk (L), 5 IP, 8 H, 8 BB, 14 ER, 3 HBP

BP hitting: Tessa Ivers, 1-for-3; Lizz Willert, 1-for-3, RBI; Bria Baldwin, 1-for-2, double; Anika Nowlan, 1-for-1, R; Madison Worke, 1-for-2, R, RBI; Strunk, 2-for-2, RBI, R