Altoona fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Ellsworth on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 9-7. That's two games in a row now that the Railroaders have lost by exactly two runs.
Altoona is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-10. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 2.25 runs. As for Ellsworth, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Altoona will venture away from home to face off against Elk Mound at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Ellsworth, they will head out to square off against Grantsburg at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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