Softball Preview: River Falls Wildcats vs. St. Croix Central Panthers
The River Falls Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the St. Croix Central Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
River Falls will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Eau Claire Memorial, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. River Falls put the hurt on Eau Claire Memorial with a sharp 9-3 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for River Falls.
Audra Adermann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Jorgia Bengtson was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Lilly Burke was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, St. Croix Central has not done well against Osceola recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. St. Croix Central's pitcher stepped up to hand Osceola a 16-0 shutout.
Madeline Rydberg made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rydberg was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Lucille Mansell was incredible, scoring four runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Morgan Barker, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
River Falls has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season. As for St. Croix Central, their record now sits at 9-6.
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