The Reeths-Puffer softball team was in real danger of suffering its first loss of the season on Thursday night.
The Rockets trailed Allendale 5-3 with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning with darkness closing in.
But Kyleigh Bilek smoked a double and advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Abbie Critchett drew a walk that put runners on the corners. Critchell stole second and Bilek stole home on the same play, pulling the Rockets within a run.
Then Critchett scored on an error, leaving R-P and Allendale tied 5-5 as darkness overtook the field and the score became final.
Kyleigh Bilek, whose double helped the Rockets rally in Game 2.
Natalie Kunnen had two singles for R-P, Bilek had a single and a double, Jersi Bilek hit a triple and Mady Snyder smacked a home run.
Snyder pitched all 5 innings, allowing five hits with five strikeouts.
The Rockets won the first game of the doubleheader 16-6 in a five-inning, mercy rule contest.
R-P pounded out 14 hits, with Critchett leading the way with two doubles and a single. Bilek added a single and a double while Kunnen doubled.
Lainey McDaniel pitched the first three innings, allowing only two hits with five strikeouts. Bilek closed out the last two innings with one strikeout.
The Rockets are now 3-0-1 on the season.