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Five-run sixth pushes Fox Valley Lutheran softball past Marinette

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APPLETON – The Fox Valley Lutheran softball team scored five times in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a tie game and win 10-5 over Marinette in a North Eastern Conference matchup Friday at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.

Aria Krueger hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning for FVL, giving it a 5-2 lead.

Marinette (0-3 overall and NEC) rallied to tie the game with two runs in the fourth and another in the fifth, before the Foxes exploded for a big frame in the sixth.

Melayna Sokulski led off with a double and scored on an error on the play, and with two outs Krueger singled one a run, Brooklyn Blob knocked in two with a double and she scored on a single by Olivia Fischer.

Madison Babcock struck out the final three batters in the top of the seventh to finish off a complete-game win for the Foxes as she ended with 13 strikeouts.

Fox Valley Lutheran (2-1, 1-1 NEC) will play at Oconto Falls on Monday.

Foxes 10, Marines 5
Marinette   002   021   0   –   5   8   2
Fox Valley Lutheran   032   005   x   –   10   11   6
WP: Madison Babcock. LP: Brianna Adamski.
SO: Wynn Erdman (3 inn.) 5, Adamski (3 inn.) 1; Babcock 9. BB: Erdman 1, Adamski 2; Babcock 3.
Top hitters: M, Jada Diaz 2B, 2 RBI; Adamski 2 RBI; Kaya Bodam 2B, RBI; Lauryn Pelon 2×3, 2B. FVL, Avery Steffes 2×4, RBI; Alaina Krueger 2×4, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Brooklyn Blob 2×4, 2 2Bs, 2 RBI; Olivia Fischer 2×4, RBI; Melayna Sokulski 2B, 2 runs.
Records: Marinette 0-3 overall and North Eastern Conference; Fox Valley Lutheran 2-1, 1-1 North Eastern Conference.