After flying high against Polk County last Tuesday, St. Paul came back down to earth. The St. Paul Wildcats fell just short of the Central City Bison by a score of 7-6 on Thursday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Bison recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Alli Dugan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She also put up an RBI, which washer first of the season.
Even though they lost, St. Paul didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central City only tossed three.
St. Paul now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Central City, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Paul is on the road again on Thursday to play Centura at 8:00 p.m. As for Central City, they will square off against South Sioux City at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Central City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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