Softball Recap: Hawley's Victory on Wednesday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Nuggets

Margin (Wins)

05/02/25 vs Detroit Lakes	15
05/14/25 vs Staples-Motley	13
05/02/25 vs Detroit Lakes	13
04/29/25 @ Breckenridge	10
04/24/25 vs Park Rapids	10

Hawley waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Staples-Motley Cardinals with a sharp 14-1 win. Considering the Nuggets have won 12 games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Hawley pushed their record up to 18-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Staples-Motley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.

Hawley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Staples-Motley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.