By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AUBURNDALE — Auburndale scored five times in the fourth inning to pull past Abbotsford 8-3 in a nonconference baseball game Friday at Auburndale High School.

Abbotsford (0-2) led 1-0 after one inning before Auburndale scored twice in the third and blew the game open with five more in the fourth.

Cooper Krings earned the victory for the Apaches (1-1), striking out six in four innings.

Logan Willfahrt went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and two RBIs to lead Auburndale offensively. Cody Steins also drove in a pair of runs for the Apaches.

Auburndale will play at Colby on Monday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Apaches 8, Falcons 3

Abbotsford 100 000 2 – 3 7

Auburndale 002 501 x – 8 6

Abbotsford statistics not provided.

WP: Cooper Krings.

SO: Krings (4 inn.) 6, Aaron Willfahrt (2 inn.) 4, Korey Meyer (1 inn.) 1. BB: Krings 4, A. Willfahrt 2, Meyer 0.

Top hitters: AUB, Logan Willfahrt 2×4, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Paul Willfahrt 2 runs; Cody Steins 2 RBIs; Coy Krings 2 runs.

Records: Abbotsford 0-2; Auburndale 1-1.