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THORP – The Stratford softball team extended its winning streak to six with a pair of wins at the Gilman/Thorp Slamfest on Saturday at Thorp High School.
The Tigers defeated Blair-Taylor 10-6 and Medford 4-1 to improve to 15-6 this season.
Stratford trailed 6-4 entering the seventh against Blair-Taylor before rallying for six runs to pull out the win.
Carly Pankratz, Emma Roeper and Kressa Wenzel each had two hits, with Wenzel driving in three runs and Ashley Hollatz adding two RBI in the win.
Laney Pankratz tossed a complete game against Medford, allowing a single run and five hits while striking out four.
Roeper continued her hot hitting with two hits and two runs scored for the Tigers.
Stratford will finish its regular-season schedule with a home game against Wausau East on Monday and a road contest at Athens on Tuesday.
Tigers 10, Wildcats 6
Stratford 300 010 6 – 10 10 2
Blair-Taylor 011 211 0 – 6 8 3
WP: Laney Pankratz. LP: Madalynn Fredrixon.
SO: Tria Tubbs (5 inn.) 3, L. Pankratz (2 inn.) 3; Fredrixon 3. BB: Tubbs 2, L. Pankratz 0; Fredrixon 3.
Top hitters: S, Carly Pankratz 2×4, 3 runs; Emma Roeper 2×3, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Kressa Wenzel 2×4, 3 RBI; Ashley Hollatz 1×4, 2 RBI. BT, Fredrixon 2 runs; Ryleigh Seitz 2×4, RBI; Andi Beck 2B, RBI; Madilynn Stargardt 2 RBI.
Records: Stratford 14-6; Blair-Taylor 9-5.
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Tigers 4, Raiders 1
Medford 000 010 0 – 1 5 0
Stratford 000 202 x – 4 4 1
WP: L. Pankratz. LP: Rylee Hraby.
SO: Hraby 13; L. Pankratz 4. BB: Hraby 3; L. Pankratz 2.
Top hitters: M, Grace Schmidtfranz 2B; Hraby 2B. S, Roeper 2×2, 2B, 2 runs; Tubbs 3B, 2 RBI.
Records: Stratford 15-6; Medford 12-9.