Woodbury had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 4-6 to make it four. They fell 4-1 to the Stillwater Ponies. The Royals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Ponies earlier this season, when they won 10-5.
Woodbury saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Meeder, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for Stillwater, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
On Stillwater's side, Ella Weisser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mackenzie Zrust, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Woodbury will take on rival East Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Stillwater is set to square off against their familiar foe White Bear Lake at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Ponies 3.2, the Bears 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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