Saturday just wasn't the day for St. Croix Falls's offense. They lost 14-0 to the Ellsworth Panthers on Saturday. Considering the last time St. Croix Falls couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Ellsworth's part, Aliza Acker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Acker has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Acker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two triples, three RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Ellsworth got a massive performance out of Josie Pechacek, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Delaney Johnson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Croix Falls and nudges their season record down to 12-8. As for Ellsworth, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-5.
St. Croix Falls will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Unity at 1:30 p.m. St. Croix Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. Ellsworth does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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