The Eau Claire Memorial Old Abes will challenge the Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Red Raiders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eau Claire Memorial's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Menomonie as they made off with a 6-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Old Abes in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Mustangs.
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Eau Claire Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 6-9.
Eau Claire Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln when the teams last played back in June of 2017, winning 5-1. Will the Old Abes repeat their success, or do the Red Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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