Aurora extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping them down to 5-15. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Crete Cardinals. The Huskies were not able to make up for their defeat to the Cardinals from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
Aurora saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Pollett, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. That double was Pollett's first of the season.
As for Crete, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-13. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.6 runs across that stretch.
On Crete's side, Brooks Piening made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Crete is 2-1 when Piening allows one or fewer hits, but 10-12 otherwise. Piening was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
Aurora will welcome Raymond Central at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Crete has already played their next game (against Standing Bear), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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