It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Brodhead had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They never let the Adams-Friendship Green Devils onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering Brodhead has won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Ava Risum, who gave up just four hits and racked up 17 Ks to keep Adams-Friendship off the board. Risum has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Allie Dahl was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Leitzen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Adams-Friendship's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Weaver, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Brodhead, bringing their record for this year to 23-5. As for Adams-Friendship, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-10-1.
Brodhead will challenge Laconia on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Brodhead: 1.8, Laconia: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Adams-Friendship does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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