For the second straight game, Mellen will face off against Drummond. The Grainte Diggers will challenge the Lumberjacks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Mellen took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Drummond. The Grainte Diggers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Maleah Nortunen
| 05/12/26 vs Drummond | 9 |
| 04/23/26 @ Butternut | 8 |
| 04/21/26 vs Butternut | 5 |
| 04/20/26 @ Birchwood | 5 |
| 05/04/26 @ Chequamegon | 3 |
Maleah Nortunen made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trinity Conley, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Amaya Haderly was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Drummond and nudges their season record down to 3-7. As for Mellen, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-7.
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