The Caledonia Area girls softball squad faced the Rushford-Peterson Trojans for a doubleheader on Friday, April 19 during some adverse winds and cold.
Despite those conditions, the Lady Warriors were effective at the plate. The Warriors ended up winning both contests, first 17-2 and then 13-0 to take the doubleheader at home.
The first game only went four innings, with Braelyn Lange allowing just two runs and striking out eight with no hits against the Trojans. Rushford actually went up by two in the top of the first inning, with the Warriors responding with one run in the bottom.
The second inning saw the score blow wide open with a string of walks to score eight. Rushford-Peterson wouldn’t score again this game, and the Warriors tacked on three more in the third, along with five more runs in the fourth to make it a 17-2 win via the 15-run rule in the fourth inning.
Top batters for this game included: Paizley Lange who went who batted in three runs and Avery Augedahl, who went 2-3 to lead the Warriors in hits. The Warriors overall collected 16 walks in the game.
The second game began quickly after a short break for the players, with the wind and the cold still whirling on the field. After scoring one run in the first inning, the Warriors scored nine runs in the second off of a string of hits and walks, highlighted by a double by Adrienne Lange scoring one run, Kennedy Hansen singling and scoring another, and Paizley Lange driving in two off of a groundout.
The Warriors tacked on two runs in the third, and one final run in the fourth.
Hansen and Paizley Lange both earned two hits in the contest, leading the squad at the plate. Elsa Blum and Augedahl both led the team with two walks each, with seven total walks in the game. Brairy Proulx and Augedahl both stole multiple bases this game, and the Warriors stole nine bases total.
Augedahl took the circle for the second game and didn't surrender a single run or hit, striking out five in a no-hit shutout.
Next up for the Lady Warriors are the St. Charles Saints on Monday, April 22 at home in Caledonia.
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