Woodbury lost against Cretin-Derham Hall back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Royals took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders.
Alex Kirchoff was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April.
On the hitting side, Woodbury saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kai Larsen, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Woodbury's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Woodbury is set to take on their familiar foe Irondale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Cretin-Derham Hall will challenge rival White Bear Lake at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Raiders 3.9, the Bears 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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