The Onalaska Hilltoppers will challenge the La Crosse Central Riverhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Onalaska made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Tomah, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Hilltoppers fell just short of the Timberwolves by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The Hilltoppers have struggled against the Timberwolves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Onalaska saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Gilhausen 2026, who went 1-for-2 with one run. Zoe Koonce O'Kane 2026 also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, La Crosse Central owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They skirted past Holmen 2-0.
Not much got past Carmen Peterson, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Holmen off the board. Peterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
La Crosse Central's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Onalaska, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
La Crosse Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Onalaska hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .312. It's a different story for La Crosse Central, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Onalaska's hitters?
Everything went Onalaska's way against La Crosse Central in their previous matchup back in April, as Onalaska made off with a 9-0 victory. Do the Hilltoppers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Riverhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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