The Chequamegon High School softball team erupted for 8 runs in the fifth inning en route to a 10-7 Marawood North Conference victory at Edgar on Thursday, April 23. Aided by a couple of Wildcat errors, the Screaming Eagles rapped 8 hits in the inning, including doubles by Emily Ernest, Morgan Hilgart and Danielle Masterson, and a two-run dinger by Remi Orr. Chequamegon led 9-2 after the fifth before allowing two Edgar runs in the sixth and three in the seventh. Megan Mader pitched five innings for the victory, surrendering two runs, fanning four and walking none. Her defense backed her with two 6-4-3 double plays. Emily Mader had three hits and scored three times for Chequamegon. Ernest, Masterson and Hilgart had two hits each. The Screaming Eagles (3-2 overall; 2-1 MNC) host Rib Lake at 4:45 p.m. Friday at the Park Falls Athletic Complex.
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