Brainerd gets back on winning side
High school softball
ST. CLOUD - Nikki Anderson allowed three hits and two walks, while striking out seven in a 4-0 shutout victory over St. Cloud Apollo Thursday in Central Lakes Conference action.
The victory snaps a three-game losing streak by the Warriors, who saw Anna Tadych go 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Steph Lambrecht was 2-4 with two doubles and Dani Thiesse was 1-2 with a double.
"We had good energy from all the players," said assistant coach Dan Bzdok. "We came ready to play and started the game off with a bang. We got a couple of line drive hits and that created momentum for us. We were focused and just played a complete game."
Brainerd 110 011 0 - 4 7 1
St. Cloud Apollo 000 000 0 - 0 3 2
WP: Nikki Anderson. LP: Kaci Parsons. 2B: Brd-Tadych, Lambrecht (2), Thiesse. Conference: Brd 9-2. Overall: Brd 12-3. Next: Brainerd at Sauk Rapids 4 p.m. Monday.