The St. Croix Central Panthers will be playing at home against the River Falls Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Croix Central's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Osceola. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Croix Central.
Madeline Rydberg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rydberg was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucille Mansell, who scored four runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Morgan Barker, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, River Falls has not done well against Eau Claire Memorial recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. River Falls blew past Eau Claire Memorial 9-3.
Audra Adermann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Jorgia Bengtson was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Burke, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
St. Croix Central's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for River Falls, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-13.
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