The Algoma softball team received strong pitching to pair with its potent offense Friday evening as it swept Gibraltar in a doubleheader, 18-0 and 18-2.

In the first game, which aired on 105.1 The GOAT, the Wolves and Vikings kept each other scoreless in the first inning, and it stayed that way until Emma DeMeuse delivered a one-out single to make it 1-0. The Wolves batted around in the inning, with two bases-loaded walks and a two-run single from Natalie Ray making it 5-0. It could have been even more if not for a heads-up play by Marin Gransee, who threw the ball to Mia Glocke at home plate following a passed ball to cut down a streaking Macie Zimmerman.

In the third inning, Zimmerman continued to mow down Vikings batters, retiring the side in order via strikeouts for the second consecutive inning. The Wolves followed by batting around in both the third and fourth innings, scoring four times in the third and nine times in the fourth to end the game via mercy rule. Zimmerman finished her five-inning no-hitter with two more strikeouts before inducing a groundout to end the game.

Ray, Emma DeMeuse and Ella Severinsen each drove in three runs, while Bristol Schmidt and Amaly Lukes each had a pair of hits in the win. Zimmerman had 11 strikeouts to go along with no hits or walks allowed. For the Vikings, Glocke and Gabby Solomon split the pitching duties, combining for seven strikeouts but allowing 14 walks in the loss.

In Game 2, the Wolves scored in all five innings, including five in the fourth and six in the fifth to end the game early again. The Wolves had plenty of baserunners, taking advantage of eight Gibraltar errors to go along with their 14 hits and four walks. Offensively, Emma DeMeuse’s leadoff home run in the second inning, Ella Severinsen’s two-run single and Natalie Ray’s two-run double in the fifth provided the fireworks for the Wolves.

The Vikings began to get their bats going in the second inning with back-to-back singles from Celeste Ashley and Megan Gallant before scoring their first runs in the third inning on an error. Olivia Pelkey recorded the other Vikings hit. Mackenzie Lischka earned the win on the mound, allowing two runs (0 earned) on three hits while striking out eight. Emilie Glocke took the loss, allowing 18 runs (4 earned) on 14 hits while striking out five.