The Park Wolfpack will face off against the Woodbury Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Park nor Woodbury posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Park's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Forest Lake hitters got past them. The Wolfpack came up short against the Rangers on Monday, falling 15-0. The Wolfpack have struggled against the Rangers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Woodbury fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against White Bear Lake on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 2-1.
Kate Rapp spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Woodbury saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maleah Hill, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Woodbury's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Park, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Park was able to grind out a solid win over Woodbury in their previous meeting back in April, winning 12-7. Do the Wolfpack have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Royals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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