Cardinal had lost ten straight, but after bumping their record up to 4-10 on Thursday that streak is in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Badger Braves, sneaking past 5-3. This was payback for the Huskies, who suffered a 6-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
As for Badger, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs.
For Badger's part, Tyler McWilliams was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Harnett, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Looking ahead, Cardinal is taking a road trip to square off against Maplewood at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Badger, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Harding at 5:00 p.m.
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