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| 06/04/24 - Neutral | 7-6 W |
| 05/02/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hudson is 8-2 against River Falls since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Raiders will welcome the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Hudson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Kimberly, who was ranked 25th at the time (Hudson was ranked sixth). The Raiders never let the Papermakers get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Saturday. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Hudson got a great performance from Mitchell Anderson as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jace Mataczynski, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Sam Manchester was another key player, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-4.
Hudson lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
River Falls never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Cumberland on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Beavers with a sharp 11-1 win. That ten run margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
The victory (which was Hudson's fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for River Falls, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Hudson skirted past River Falls 7-6 when the teams last played back in June of 2024. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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