Iroquois had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-12 to make it four. They lost 13-1 to the Waggener Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Raiders of the 14-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2015.
As for Waggener, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games.
For Waggener's part, Carsen Ruwe made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Ruwe a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was even better at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs. Waggener is undefeated when Ruwe posts two or more runs, but 1-9 otherwise.
In other batting news, Logan Janiszewski was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for Waggener: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-8 otherwise. Damota Hogan was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs.
Iroquois has already played their next game (against Western), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Waggener does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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