After flying high against Rio last Monday, Fall River came back down to earth. The Fall River Pirates fell just short of the Poynette Pumas by a score of 4-2 on Friday.
For Poynette's part, the team relied heavily on Chase Hansen, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Fall River has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Poynette, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Fall River is on the road again on Friday to play Williams Bay at 5:00 p.m. Fall River's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Williams Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Poynette, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Pardeeville at 5:00 p.m. Pardeeville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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