Falls City extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 15 on Saturday, dropping them down to 0-8. They came up short against the Auburn Bulldogs, falling 12-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-8 last Tuesday.
As for Auburn, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games.
For Auburn's part, the team relied heavily on Kollins Wehenkel, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave Wehenkel a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bree Wehenkel, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Falls City will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Southern/Diller-Odell at 10:45 a.m. Falls City's pitcher better be ready for this one: Southern/Diller-Odell has averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Auburn, they will venture away from home to square off against Fairbury at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Jeffs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.09 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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