Rhinelander fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Northland Pines on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Hodags were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 7-6.
Rhinelander dropped their record down to 5-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.75 runs. As for Northland Pines, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Rhinelander will challenge Wausau East at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Northland Pines, they will head out to face off against Crivitz at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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