Pillager made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Kimball, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Huskies fell just short of the Cubs by a score of 7-5 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their meetings with the Cubs: they've now lost four in a row.
Elliott Imdieke put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Imdieke was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Imdieke wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Hoglin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double. Those runs marked the first that Hoglin has scored this season. Alex Brandt was another, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Pillager's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Kimball, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Coming up, Pillager is taking a road trip to take on Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Kimball, they will take on Royalton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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