Tomahawk extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 2-6 in the process. They fell 8-5 to the Medford Raiders. That's two games in a row now that the Hatchets have lost by exactly three runs.
As for Medford, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6. The contest marked their most dominant victory of the season so far.
For Medford's part, they let Parker Lissner and Hayden Strebig run wild. Lissner went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Strebig went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Lissner is becoming a predictor of Medford's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Sawyer Elsner, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Tomahawk is set to take on their familiar foe Rhinelander at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Medford will square off against rival Mosinee at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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