The St. Clair Cyclones will face off against the Maple River Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Clair has struggled recently with 13 defeats in a row, while Maple River will arrive with five straight victories.
St. Clair lost 13-2 to Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton on Friday.
Meanwhile, Maple River got themselves on the board against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva on Thursday, but New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva never followed suit. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Panthers.
Not much got past Kash Wede, who gave up just five hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva off the board. Wede has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Gavin Halvorson was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Caleb Thompson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Maple River's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for St. Clair, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
St. Clair skirted past Maple River 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. Do the Cyclones have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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