Baseball Recap: La Crosse Central Snaps Six-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

La Crosse Central had lost six games on the road, but after bumping their record up to 5-18 on Tuesday that streak is in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Onalaska Hilltoppers 7-5. This was a revenge game for the Riverhawks: when they faced off against the Hilltoppers on Tuesday, they had to take a 2-0 defeat.

Aiden Schulze

Doubles (Career)

05/27/25 @ Onalaska	2
05/15/25 @ Sparta	1
04/24/25 vs Holmen	1
04/14/25 @ La Crosse Logan	1

Aiden Schulze made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Derrick Pangier, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Landon Smith, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

La Crosse Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Onalaska only posted a batting average of .160.

As for Onalaska, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-12. Hilltoppers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against La Crosse Central since on Tuesday.

On Onalaska's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bradyn Delong, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. The Hilltoppers are 3-1 when Delong posts two or more runs, but 7-11 otherwise. Andrew Weigel also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

As of now, neither La Crosse Central nor Onalaska have any future games scheduled.