North Fond du Lac extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 3-9 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mayville Cardinals. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-0 back in April.
As for Mayville, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games.
For Mayville's part, not much got past Allie Schwirtz, who gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep North Fond du Lac off the board. Schwirtz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lilian Mansueto, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Coming up, North Fond du Lac will head out on the road to face off against Ripon at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Orioles are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Mayville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Oakfield at 5:00 p.m. The Oaks' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Cardinals' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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