It was a good run, but St. Croix Falls unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Hayward Hurricanes by a score of 2-1. St. Croix Falls was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Hayward's pitcher proved too tough.
St. Croix Falls saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Catherine Williams, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
St. Croix Falls' loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Hayward, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
St. Croix Falls will challenge Ellsworth at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Ellsworth's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so St. Croix Falls' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hayward, they will head out on the road to face off against Ashland at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hayward is facing Ashland at the right time seeing as Ashland is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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