CHISHOLM— The Timberwolves notched their sixth straight win here on Tuesday as they routed the Bluestreaks 16-3 in six innings to improve to 7-2 on the season.
Senior Maija Mattson was nearly perfect at the plate, knocking in four runs on four hits and scoring twice, while junior Ella Parish tallied three RBIs on three hits.
The game was tight in the early going. Ely scored three in the first inning but went scoreless during the next two frames. Meanwhile, Chisholm added three in the third to knot the score. But that’s when the Wolves blew the game wide open with six unanswered runs in the fourth, three more in the fifth and four more for insurance in the sixth.
The Wolves’ bats were on fire as the team picked up 18 hits, but they had help from seven Chisholm errors. Julia Zgonc went 4-4 at the plate, scoring three times, while Amelia Penke notched two hits and drove in two runs. Makenzie Huntington added two RBIs on a hit.
Freshman hurler Naomi Archer was red hot as she notched the win on the mound, allowing just two earned runs on three hits while striking out five.
Tuesday’s rout came on the heels of Monday’s hard-fought 4-3 victory over International Falls. Both teams put three on the board in the third, but the Wolves added one more in the sixth to make the difference. The Wolves notched ten hits, earning all four of their runs. Zoe MacKenzie went 3-4 and notched two RBIs and Perish drove in two more on a hit. Clare Thomas tallied two hits and scored once.
MacKenzie earned the win from the mound, allowing six hits and striking out seven and walking four batters.
The Wolves travel to North Woods on Friday to take on the Grizzlies, with a 4 p.m varsity start.