Rice Lake is 1-6 against Chippewa Falls since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rice Lake Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chippewa Falls Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rice Lake is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Eau Claire Memorial 18-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rice Lake.
Emily Kalina was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Kalina was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Emily Saffert was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Ava Anderson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Chippewa Falls entered their tilt with Sun Prairie West with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Wolves on Saturday as they made off with a 12-2 win.
Rice Lake pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Chippewa Falls, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Rice Lake suffered a grim 19-4 defeat to Chippewa Falls in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Rice Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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