The Kickapoo Panthers will take on the Viroqua Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Kickapoo made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Seneca, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Panthers fell just short of the Indians by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Maddy Townsend spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Kickapoo saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abi Wirtz, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Wirtz has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Viroqua was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Wild Rose.
Kickapoo's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Viroqua, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Kickapoo came up short against Viroqua in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, falling 8-4. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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