Cochrane-Fountain City is 2-8 against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cochrane-Fountain City Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Lancers at 5:00 p.m.
Cochrane-Fountain City is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs back in April, they were much more limited against Blair-Taylor back in April. They fell 5-2 to the Wildcats. Cochrane-Fountain City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Augusta as Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran made off with a 12-5 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Ben Radermacher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Radermacher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Radermacher was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryce Sydow, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Jake Zimmerman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Cochrane-Fountain City's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
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