Chargers
| 04/12/25 @ Bushnell-Prairie City-Avon | 23 |
| 04/08/25 @ Monmouth United | 18 |
| 03/18/25 @ Galesburg | 14 |
| 04/11/25 vs Newman Central Catholic | 11 |
| 04/12/25 @ Delavan | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orion). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bushnell-Prairie City-Avon Spartans a 23-0 shutout on Saturday. With that victory, the Chargers brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Lainey Kunert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Orion got a massive performance out of Claire Haars, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Ellie Knupp was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Orion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Orion's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-8.
Looking ahead, Orion will face off against Monmouth-Roseville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Chargers are facing the Titans at the right time seeing as the Titans are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Bushnell-Prairie City-Avon, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. on the 22nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
