Spring Grove can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against the Houston Hurricanes as the Spring Grove Lions made off with an 8-1 win. That's more bragging rights for Spring Grove, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jaxon Strinmoen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ben Udstuen was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Houston's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Olson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Houston didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spring Grove only tossed four.
Spring Grove's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Houston, they dropped their record down to 7-9 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Spring Grove will take on Wabasha-Kellogg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Spring Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Wabasha-Kellogg's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Houston, they will head out on the road to challenge Schaeffer Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Houston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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