Arcadia is 1-9 against Viroqua since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m.
Cochrane-Fountain City hit Arcadia with a four-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders fell 7-3 to the Pirates.
Deklyn Grzadzielewski was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Viroqua). They never let Arcadia get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Blackhawks considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Arcadia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Viroqua, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Arcadia suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Viroqua in their previous matchup on Monday. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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