Fond du Lac got themselves on the board against Appleton West on Tuesday, but Appleton West never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Terrors with a sharp 12-0 win. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by exactly 12 runs.
Mckenna Thome made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Thome was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
Lillian Birschbach
| 04/29/25 @ Appleton West | 6 |
| 04/24/25 @ Oshkosh North | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Oshkosh West | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Appleton East | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Beaver Dam | 2 |
In other batting news, Lillian Birschbach was incredible, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and one double while going 3-for-4. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reghan Ziegler, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Fond du Lac was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Fond du Lac's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Appleton West, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Fond du Lac will square off against rival Neenah at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Appleton West is set to face off against their familiar foe Oshkosh West at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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