After Niagara scored a single tally in the top of the first, the LadyCats pushed across two runs in the bottom half and another in the second.

The Badgers cut their deficit to 3-2 in the third, but once again Florence responded, this time with three to go up 6-2.

The LadyCats added another in the fifth to push their advantage to 7-2, but Niagara tallied two runs in the fifth to pull within 7-4.

Florence added an insurance run in the sixth to account for the final score.

KARA STANCHINA (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo)

“I always look forward to playing Niagara,” Florence coach Daniel Robinson said. “It makes for a competitive game.

“Both teams made some mistakes, but overall, it was great game.”

Allison Wood stood out both at the plate and in the circle for the LadyCats. She belted a home run to aid the offense, and she controlled the Badgers’ offense for the most part, striking out 16 without issuing a free pass.

Wood allowed six hits in her winning performance.

Ashley Peterson and Miley VanDenHeuvel led the Florence attack, each going 3 for 4 with a double. Aurora McCarthy recorded two hits, while Sami Demuri, Quinn Cassidy and Audrey Franz chipped in with a hit each.

“All around the girls are hitting the ball well,” Robinson said. “Niagara made some awesome plays to rob us of some hits.

“They always have a good group of girls.”

FLIVVERS 11,

SENTINELS 6

FLIVVERS 19,

SENTINELS 4

After getting swept by Negaunee on Tuesday, the Kingsford Flivvers turned the tables and posted a doubleheader sweep of host Marquette on Thursday.

In the opener, the Flivvers got off to a fast start in their 11-6 win when Kailey Sundquist smacked a two-run double in the first. Jenna Viau added an RBI groundout in the second and Addy Kriegl singled and later scored on an error in the third.

Mya Brunswick drove in two for Kingsford, while Anna Bortolini went 3 for 4, Viau went 2 for 4 and Sundquist stole two bases.

Brunswick was the winning pitcher, throwing a complete-game six-hitter. She surrendered just two earned runs and fanned 11 with no walks.

In the second game, the Flivvers exploded for 12 runs in the second inning on their way to a 19-4 triumph.

In that decisive frame, Sundquist and Kriegl drove in two runs on singles, while Viau, Grace Rice, Karly Trevillian, Jazz Shaughnessy and Adelyn Normand each singled home a run.

Additionally, Brunswick drew a walk to push in another run and Bortolini picked up an RBI when she was hit by a pitch.

Kingsford also scored on an error in the inning.

Overall, Shaughnessy and Normand recorded three RBIs each while Viau went 3 for 4.

Reagan Cram started and picked up the victory, throwing five innings of three-hit ball.

She allowed one earned run, walked six and fanned one.

KNIGHTS 9, COUGARS 1

KNIGHTS 16, COUGARS 0

Norway broke open a close game with a six-run outburst in the top of the seventh and went on to defeat Superior Central 9-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday at Eben Junction. The Knights breezed to a 16-0 win in the nightcap, scoring seven runs in the second inning and nine in the game-ending fifth.

The victories clinched a Skyline Central Conference title for the Knights.

Kendall Burklund pitched the opener, allowing just one hit, walking six, and striking out 19. Kara Stanchina led the offense with a home run, a single and two RBIs.

Anna deBidart added a triple with two RBIs and Lilly Tomlanovich and Payton Paquette cracked singles. The Knights drew 12 walks, with Tessa Castelaz leading the way with three.

Stanchina worked the mound in the second game, tossing a one-hit five-inning shutout with 12 strikeouts and no walks.

At the plate, deBidart went 3-for-3, while Tomlanovich contributed two hits, including a triple, good for four RBIs. Paquette also had two hits, including a double, and Burklund added two singles.

Jordyn Moln had one hit and four RBIs. Castelaz added two RBIs and a single and Stanchina also singled.