On Thursday, it was close, but the Buhler Crusaders sidestepped the Abilene Cowboys for a 6-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Buhler.
For Abilene's part, Hallie Johnson spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Abilene saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Murray, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Buhler's victory bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Abilene, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Buhler by a score of 12-6 later that day.
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