La Crosse Central can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Sparta Spartans. The Riverhawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
Jude Alvarado made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Landon Smith
| 05/12/25 vs Sparta | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs La Crosse Logan | 1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Elkhorn | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ West Salem | 1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Prairie du Chien | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Smith, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Derrick Pangier was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
La Crosse Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
La Crosse Central's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 4-12. As for Sparta, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with the loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Sparta will head out to square off against Black River Falls at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Crosse Central will be paying especially close attention to the Spartans' contest: after the Spartans face off against the Tigers, they'll take on La Crosse Central again at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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