Ladysmith is 0-4 against St. Croix Falls since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ladysmith Lumberjacks will head out on the road to take on the St. Croix Falls Saints at 5:00 p.m.
Ladysmith is is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 13-1 to Hayward. That's two games in a row now that Ladysmith has lost by exactly 12 runs.
Meanwhile, St. Croix Falls had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Oredockers onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. St. Croix Falls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by nine runs or more this season.
Faith Allram was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Allram has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Allram was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaliyah Lopez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Jocelyn Shimon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Ladysmith's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for St. Croix Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Ladysmith might still be hurting after the 19-0 defeat they got from St. Croix Falls in their previous matchup on April 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allram, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Now that Ladysmith knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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