Rice Lake extended their losing streak to eight on Thursday, dropping them down to 1-9. They lost 16-4 to the Chippewa Falls Cardinals. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.
Lucas Roux made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Chuck Gagner also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
As for Chippewa Falls, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-3. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
On Chippewa Falls' side, Brady Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chippewa Falls got a big performance out of Landon Atkisson, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Dane Krista, who went 1-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
Coming up, Rice Lake will square off against Eau Claire North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Chippewa Falls, they will take on Marshfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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