St. Croix Falls waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Hayward Hurricanes out 12-11. 12 seems to be a good number for St. Croix Falls as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Faith Allram was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and eight unearned) runs off ten hits. Allram has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Allram was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Emilee Glenna and Catherine Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Glenna scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Williams scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Autumn Steffen, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
St. Croix Falls' victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6. As for Hayward, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat St. Croix Falls by a score of 2-1 later that day.
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