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Saline's Payton Maloney scored one goal and assisted on another in Saline's 5-1 victory over Pinckney.
10-16-2020 1:49am
FIELD HOCKEY: 5 Hornets Score as Saline Streaks to 4th Straight Win
5 Hornets hit the scoreboard as Saline defeated Pinckney, 5-1, in field hockey action at Saline High School Thursday.
The non-division game was Saline's fourth straight victory. Saline is now 6-8 on the season. Saline is 3-4 in Division 1 action.
Scoring for Saline were Lauren Miller, Payton Maloney, Maya Prasad (with her team-leading seventh), Emelia Little and Emily Hornberger. Maloney, Prasad, Tenley Schrzan and Brooke Alexander had assists for the Hornets.
Maloney fired a team-leading 12 shots on goal. Abigail Kleinschmidt and Megan Clauser shared duties in goal, with Clauser making two saves on three shots. Kleinschmidt wasn't tested in her time in goal.
The Hornets return to action with a big test Monday night when they host Dexter. The Hornets will most likely face Huron to open the playoffs.
More News from Saline
- BASEBALL: Reeves, Klein Lead Help Hornets Close Out Sweep of Pioneer. Noah Reeves pitched five shutout innings and Nolan Klein drove in four runs as Saline beat Pioneer 13-0 in a mercy-rule-shortened game at Pioneer Thursday.
- SOFTBALL: Dorr Helps Saline Ace Pickney Saline senior Karli Dorr crunched four hits, drove in four runs and earned the victory with a complete game against Pinckney on Wednesday.
