| 04/11/25 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 0-1 L |
| 04/22/19 - Home | 8-4 W |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sebeka, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Deer River Warriors as they made off with a 13-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolves considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Cole Rutten made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Rutten was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple.
In other batting news, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley got a massive performance out of Gavin Swanson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Skyler Westphal, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
The victory got Walker-Hackensack-Akeley back to even at 1-1. As for Deer River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Looking ahead, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley will face off against Laporte at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Deer River, they will challenge Cherry at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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