In what's become a running theme this season, Hanson gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over the Colman-Egan C-E Hawks. Hanson's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Olivia Kayser made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Kayser has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kayser was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Hanson got a massive performance out of Dakota Jarding, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Reese Marek was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Colman-Egan's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maebe Groos, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Addison Geigle, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Hanson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Colman-Egan, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Hanson will head out on the road to take on Scotland/Menno at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Scotland/Menno is on a three-game streak of home wins, Hanson a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Colman-Egan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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