Cissna Park had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman Buffaloes on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Timberwolves have posted since April 3rd.

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Joah Henrichs was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
Henrichs wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Kaeb, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Seth Walder also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Cissna Park kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Cissna Park's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-12. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
Coming up, Cissna Park will take on Salt Fork at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman, they will square off against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Buffaloes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.
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