Cameron and St. Croix Falls are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Cameron Comets will play host again on Thursday to welcome the St. Croix Falls Saints, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Cameron's victory against Chetek-Weyerhaeuser wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Cameron skirted past Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 3-1.
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser's batters probably weren't too happy with Bailey Olson, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (she gave up two walks).
On the hitting side, Emerson Krahenbuhl was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Emma Anderson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Croix Falls put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ashland a 12-0 shutout. 12 seems to be a good number for St. Croix Falls as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Faith Allram made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Allram has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Allram was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaliyah Lopez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Larissa Chapmans, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Cameron's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for St. Croix Falls, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-5.
Cameron suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to St. Croix Falls in their previous meeting last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allram, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Cameron knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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