Howards Grove won against Sheboygan Area Lutheran on Tuesday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Tigers didn't even let the Crusaders on the board, marking the Tigers' second-straight 17-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Maddison Teunissen made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Teunissen was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Alexia Hendrickson was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with six RBI, two triples, and two runs. Those triples marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Calla Nickel, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Howards Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .800. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

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| 04/09/26 - Home | 17-0 W |
| 04/07/26 - Away | 17-0 W |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 0-17 L |
| 04/15/24 - Home | 4-12 L |
| 04/25/23 - Away | 15-5 W |
| + 3 more games |
The victory got Howards Grove back to even at 2-2. As for Sheboygan Area Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Howards Grove will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Oostburg at 4:00 p.m. on the 20th. Sheboygan Area Lutheran has already played their next matchup (against Green Bay West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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