Eagan had lost seven straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 8-14 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Farmington Tigers by a score of 1-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-4 back in April.
Lilly Whipple spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits.
As for Farmington, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
On Farmington's side, the result came thanks to Kayla Schweich's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. Schweich has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Farmington's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lila Johannsen, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Coming up, Eagan will challenge Minneapolis Southwest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Lakers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.17 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. Farmington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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