| 04/29/25 vs East Central | 10 |
| 04/17/25 vs Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] | 9 |
| 04/15/25 vs Ogilvie | 7 |
| 04/14/25 @ Barnum | 4 |
| 04/15/25 vs Mora | 2 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hinckley-Finlayson). They put the hurt on the East Central Eagles with a sharp 10-1 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Jaguars have won three matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Natalie Stafne made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Stafne was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double. That run marked the first that she has scored this season.
In other batting news, Lainey Johnson was a standout: she went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Autumn Painovich, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
Hinckley-Finlayson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Hinckley-Finlayson's record now sits at 3-4. As for East Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Hinckley-Finlayson will square off against rival Pine City at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, East Central is set to challenge their familiar foe Ogilvie at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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