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Madison added to its lead in the third as Kyra Smith (Colorado State University) drove in two runs with a single to make it 3-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madison continued to build its cushion in the fourth inning. Ava Carroll (University of Washington) delivered an RBI single before Hilary Blomberg (University of Wisconsin) added another run-scoring hit. Blomberg later crossed the plate on a wild pitch as the Night Mares extended their lead to 6-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Night Mares added another run in the fifth inning, but the Habaneros mounted a comeback attempt in the late innings. After scoring once in the sixth, Mankato brought the tying run to the plate during a four-run seventh inning. Olivia Pichardo (University of California) opened the rally with a solo home run before Sailor Hall (Pittsburg State University) connected for a two-run double. Kylinn Stangl (University of Minnesota) followed with an RBI single to cut the deficit to 7-5, but Madison recorded the final outs to secure the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ryan Maddox (University of Washington) went the distance in the circle for the Night Mares, earning the complete-game victory. Morgan Kostecka (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) took the loss for the Habaneros.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Night Mares will face the Habaneros again in Mankato on Sunday in a doubleheader beginning at 5:05 p.m. Madison returns to Warner Park next Thursday for a matchup against the Wausau Ignite, with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mankato, MN \u2013 The Madison Night Mares (9-0) built an early lead and held off a late rally from the  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":18004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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