Rhinelander is 0-10 against Medford since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rhinelander Hodags are on the road again to play the Medford Raiders at 5:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Rhinelander suffered a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of Tomahawk.
Meanwhile, Medford had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Thunderbirds a 4-0 shutout.
Rylee Hraby spent all 11 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up 20 Ks. Those 20 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Medford's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chelsea Gebauer, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Rhinelander's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Medford, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Rhinelander might still be hurting after the 22-3 defeat they got from Medford in their previous matchup last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hraby, who fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-4. Now that Rhinelander knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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