Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Maple River

Maple River extended their winning streak to five on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 10-5 in the process. They never let the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.

Not much got past Kash Wede, who gave up just five hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva off the board. Wede has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Gavin Halvorson was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Caleb Thompson was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9. The matchup marked the first time this season in which they were not able to get on the board.

On New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Martens, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. That double marked the first that Martens has hit this season.

Looking ahead, Maple River will take on St. Clair at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, they will challenge Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Knights have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.