Dakota is on a four-game streak of home losses, and L'Anse Creuse North a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Dakota Cougars will host the L'Anse Creuse North Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. The last three games Dakota has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Dakota didn't have quite enough to beat St. Clair and fell 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by just one run.
Kiley Phelan was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Higgins, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, L'Anse Creuse North didn't have quite enough to beat Utica Eisenhower on Wednesday and fell 8-7.
Lily Smeltzer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Hailee Lane, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.
L'Anse Creuse North's loss dropped their record down to 12-16. As for Dakota, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-13.
Dakota took their win against L'Anse Creuse North when the teams last played back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 17-6 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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