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NEILLSVILLE – Neillsville’s Neal Matson limited Marshfield Columbus Catholic to one run and five hits as the Warriors won a Cloverbelt Conference East Division baseball game 7-1 on Friday at Neillsville High School.
Neillsville scored two runs in the first, fourth and fifth innings to pull away from the Dons (1-2 overall and Cloverbelt East).
Andy Schutz had two hits and Brandon Nikolai stroked a double for the Dons.
Columbus returns to action Saturday with a nonconference doubleheader at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.
Warriors 7, Dons 1
Columbus 001 000 0 – 1 5 0
Neillsville 200 221 x – 7 13 1
WP: Neal Matson. LP: Kienan McIntee.
SO: McIntee 2, Mike Iwanski 1; Matson 6. BB: McIntee 3, Iwanski 0; Matson 0.
Top hitters: C, Andy Schutz 2×3; Brandon Nikolai 2B.
Records: Columbus 1-2 overall and Cloverbelt East; Neillsville 1-5, 1-3 Cloverbelt East.