Beavers
| 04/29/25 vs Alma Center Lincoln | 11 |
| 05/09/25 vs Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran | 10 |
| 04/29/25 vs Alma Center Lincoln | 10 |
| 04/11/25 @ Whitehall | 10 |
| 04/08/25 vs Osseo-Fairchild | 10 |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Augusta ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Hurley Northstars as they made off with a 14-7 victory. Considering the Beavers have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brooklyn Krueger made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 14 batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Laney O'Brien, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Stella Zank, who went 3-for-5 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Augusta kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive matchups.
Augusta pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hurley, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
Coming up, Augusta will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Drummond at 12:00 p.m. As for Hurley, they will take on Mellen at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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