The Little Chute Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Little Chute has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Fox Valley Lutheran will arrive with 11 straight victories.
Little Chute fell victim to Denmark and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 22-0 to the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Fox Valley Lutheran hadn't done well against Luxemburg-Casco recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Foxes walked away with a 6-2 win over the Spartans.
Brianna Dahlke and Madison Babcock made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Dahlke tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Babcock didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Dahlke has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Dahlke went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Babcock went 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that Babcock has hit this season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Claire Pfrang, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Fox Valley Lutheran pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Little Chute, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Little Chute suffered a grim 19-2 defeat to Fox Valley Lutheran when the teams last played back in April. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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