GROTON – Groton collected 29 runs on 23 hits in a doubleheader sweep over Milbank in American Legion baseball Friday night. The hosts won the first game 19-11, and took the second contest 10-0 in four innings on a no-hitter by Carter Simon.

Groton plated eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break an 11-11 tie in the opener.

Bradin Althoff drove in a pair with a double, while Braxton Imrie and Teylor Diegel each had RBI singles.

The two teams traded big innings throughout the contest.

Milbank scored four runs in the second inning, two on a Dillen Scheeley double, added three more in the fourth, two on Ryan Rabe’s double, and four runs in the fifth thanks in part to another two-run double from Rabe.

Groton countered with six runs in the second inning as Brevin Fliehs and Althoff each had two-run doubles, and five runs in the fourth when Simon had a two-run double, and Imrie drove in a run with a single.

Imrie finished the game with four hits and knocked in three, Dillon Abeln followed with three hits. Althoff contributed a game-high five RBI. Simon had two hits and drove in three.

Althoff’s RBI single in the first inning gave Groton the only run it needed in the nightcap. The hosts added four more runs in the third, and scored five times in the fourth. Nick Groeblinghoff, Gavin Englund and Kellen Antonsen each had RBI singles in the fourth.

Simon struck out two and did not allow a walk in four innings.

Groton has now won six straight games.

Milbank 040 340 0 – 11 5 1

Groton 060 508 x – 19 17 3

Joe Schulte, M. Koplin (6), J. Pederson (6) and Jace Jonasen; Teylor Diegel, Bradin Althoff (4), Dillon Abeln (5), Braxton Imrie (6) and Ryan Groeblinghoff. 2B – Milbank, Reece Rabe (2), Dillen Scheeley; Groton, Althoff, Colby Dunker, Carter Simon. 3B – Groton, Althoff, Brevin Fliehs.

Milbank 000 0 – 0 0 3

Groton 104 5 – 10 6 0

Josh Pederson, Dillen Scheeley (3) and T. Heinge; Carter Simon and Karsten Fliehs.