The Shell Lake Lakers will square off against the Northwestern Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shell Lake's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Flambeau 9-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lakers.

Whitney Anderson
| 04/16/26 @ Flambeau | 0 |
| 04/10/26 vs Random Lake | 1 |
| 03/31/26 vs Bloomer | 1 |
Not much got past Whitney Anderson, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Flambeau off the board. Anderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Shell Lake got a massive performance out of Kierra Harrington, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Harrington also brought in two RBI, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Quinn Schenkenberg, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double.
Shell Lake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Northwestern hadn't beaten Hayward on the road since April 21, 2022 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Tigers skirted past the Hurricanes 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now won three in a row.
Shell Lake's record now sits at 2-3. As for Northwestern, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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