With a playoff game on the line, Spring Grove rose to the challenge on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Mabel-Canton Cougars as they made off with an 8-1 victory. Spring Grove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 matches by six runs or more this season.
Jaxon Strinmoen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Strinmoen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zach Brumm, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Braedon Solie, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Mabel-Canton's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Underbakke, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Mabel-Canton hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spring Grove struck out five times.
The win (which was Spring Grove's sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-7. As for Mabel-Canton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-16.
As of now, neither Spring Grove nor Mabel-Canton have any future games scheduled.
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