Eau Claire North suffered their closest defeat since April 4th on Thursday. They fell just short of the Hudson Raiders by a score of 7-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-6 on Tuesday.
Riley Fischer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That double was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Claire Gruna, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Eau Claire North and nudges their season record down to 6-9. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Hudson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eau Claire North will head out to challenge Lakeland at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Thunderbirds' pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so the Huskies' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hudson, they will venture away from home to square off against Prescott at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.
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