On Saturday, the Fond du Lac Cardinals narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the De Pere Redbirds 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fond du Lac.
For De Pere's part, Addison Krutz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits. Krutz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, De Pere saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julianne Bradford, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Fond du Lac is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for De Pere, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.
Fond du Lac will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Oshkosh North at 4:30 p.m. As for De Pere, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Notre Dame Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. De Pere's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Notre Dame Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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