Wood River had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Minico Spartans by a score of 12-9. That's more bragging rights for Wood River, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Makinzie Nelson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Nelson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Nelson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hadley Elsbree, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Faith Enderle, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
On Minico's side, Nye Salinas and Zoie Maughan stepped up to the plate in a big way. Salinas scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Maughan scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chiann Morales, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Wood River pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Minico, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Wood River beat Minico by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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