The Hudson Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Superior Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hudson is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Hudson will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 11) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Rice Lake.
Meanwhile, Superior can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Proctor as Superior made off with a 22-2 win. Superior's victory was all the more impressive since Proctor was averaging only three runs allowed on the season.
Ari Robillard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Robillard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Robillard was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Alayna Degraef and Avery Visger did most of the damage at the plate: Degraef scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Visger scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Paige Johnson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Hudson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Superior, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-6-1.
Hudson came up short against Superior in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Hudson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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