The Lena Wildcats will face off against the Wausaukee Rangers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lena's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Wausaukee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lena fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Coleman on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 5-4. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Lena saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Spice, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Wausaukee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Niagara. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rangers have suffered since May 28, 2024.
Wausaukee's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Lena, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Everything went Lena's way against Wausaukee in their previous matchup back in April, as Lena made off with a 13-2 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Rangers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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