05/09/25 @ Lake Park-Audubon | 14 |
04/24/25 @ Blackduck | 12 |
04/17/25 vs Kelliher/Northome | 10 |
04/15/25 vs Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal | 10 |
05/05/25 @ Ada-Borup | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Win-E-Mac). They never let the Lake Park-Audubon Raiders get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Friday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Owen Strom made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter Fortman, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Nick Schow was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Win-E-Mac and bumps their season record up to 10-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Lake Park-Audubon, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Win-E-Mac will welcome Kittson Central at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lake Park-Audubon, they will host Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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