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STRATFORD – The Stratford baseball team extended its winning streak to seven, picking up wins over Edgar and Chequamegon on Friday at the Tiger Stadium Baseball Field.
The Tigers blanked Edgar 5-0 in a Marawood Conference South Division contest that was a make-up game from Thursday, then defeated Chequamegon 4-1 in the originally-scheduled nonconference matchup.
Henry Zaleski tossed a complete-game three-hit shutout in the opener for Stratford, which improves to 5-1 in the Marawood South.
Vance Kielman had an RBI double and Riley Spindler scored twice in the win for Stratford.
Drew Gage picked up the win against Chequamegon, going a strong four innings as three relievers helped finish off the victory.
Riley Kroening and Zaleski both had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers (11-3 overall).
Stratford will play at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption on Monday and host the Royals on Thursday, needing to win both games to forge a tie with Marathon for the Marawood South championship.
Tigers 5, Wildcats 0
Edgar 000 000 0 – 0 3 3
Stratford 210 020 x – 5 6 0
WP: Henry Zaleski. LP: Jase Apfelbeck.
SO: Apfelbeck 11; Zaleski 6. BB: Apfelbeck 2; Zaleski 0.
Top hitters: S, Riley Spindler 1×2, 2 runs; Vance Hielman 2B, RBI.
Records: Edgar 7-5, 2-4 Marawood Conference South Division; Stratford 10-3, 5-1 Marawood Conference South Division.
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Tigers 4, Screaming Eagles 1
Chequamegon 000 100 0 – 1 2 1
Stratford 010 300 x – 4 8 1
WP: Drew Gage. LP: Corbyn Phelps.
SO: Phelps 2; Gage (4 inn.) 7, Landon Zawislan (1 inn.) 2, Brady Berg (1 inn.) 1, Kielman (1 inn.) 2. BB: Phelps 1; Gage 0, Zawislan 0, Berg 0, Kielman 1.
Top hitters: S, Kroening 2×3, RBI; Zaleski 2×3, 2 2Bs, 2 runs, RBI.
Records: Chequamegon 1-11; Stratford 11-3.