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SPENCER – The Spencer softball team continued its perfect Cloverbelt Conference East Division season with a doubleheader sweep of Greenwood on Friday.
The Rockets won 17-5 and 19-5 to improve to 12-0 in the conference and 13-3 overall.
Spencer plays Neillsville, which was 8-0 in the conference prior to a doubleheader against Owen-Withee on Friday, in another twinbill Saturday at Spencer.
Greenwood falls to 5-5 overall and in the conference.
Marisa Johnson, Sam Nikolay and Paige Johnson each had three hits in the opener as the Rockets pounded out 17 hits. Spencer had six doubles, a triple and Paige Johnson hit two home runs in the win. Johnson had five RBIs overall.
Marisa Johnson ripped a home run and had five RBIs, and Paige Johnson had a double, two singles and six RBIs in the second game for Spencer.
Game 1
Rockets 17, Indians 5
WP: Tynae Phillips. LP: M. Lucas.
SO: Lucas 2; Phillips 4. BB: Lucas 4; Phillips 7.
Top hitters: G, Paige Lindner HR, 4 RBIs. S, Marisa Johnson 3×4, 2B, 3B, 3 runs, 3 RBIs; Sam Nikolay 3×5, 3 runs; Brooke Kettleborough 2×4, 2B, 2 RBIs; 4 runs; Paige Johnson 3×4, 2 HRs, 2 runs, 5 RBIs; Mandie Schultz 2×3, 2B; Lindsey Vaughan 2×3, 2B, 2 runs.
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Game 2
Rockets 19, Indians 5
Greenwood 130 10 – 5 5 4
Spencer (13)05 1x – 19 11 2
WP: Heidi Guenther. LP: Hinker.
SO: Hinker 1, Nigon 0; Guenther 2. BB: Hinker 6, Nigon 3; Guenther 6.
Top hitters: G, Claire Lindner 2×3, 2 runs. S, P. Johnson 3×4, 2B, 2 runs, 6 RBIs; M. Johnson 2×3, 2B, HR, 3 runs, 5 RBIs; Nikolay 2 runs; Colleen Arnold 2 runs; Macie Weber 2×3; Kallie Reckner 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Vaughan 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Amanda Skrzeczkoski 2B.
Records: Greenwood 5-5 overall and Cloverbelt East; Spencer 13-3, 12-0 Cloverbelt East.