Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blue River). They blew past the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines 16-8 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Blue River considering their one-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on Nicole Martensen, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Olivia Adams, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blue River kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 12.8.
Blue River's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Wilber-Clatonia, their defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-15.
Blue River will host Centennial at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Wilber-Clatonia, they will welcome Syracuse on Thursday. Wilber-Clatonia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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