05/05/25 @ Nevis | 19-1 |
05/02/25 @ Kelliher/Northome | 14-0 |
04/29/25 @ Mahnomen/Waubun | 10-5 |
04/25/25 vs Laporte | 7-2 |
04/24/25 vs Ogilvie | 7-3 |
+ 3 more games |
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. Everything went their way against the Nevis Tigers as they made off with a 19-1 victory. Considering the Wolves have won five contests by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Colter Hegg was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Hegg was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Cole Rutten was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season. Levi Meschke was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Nevis, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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