After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Grantsburg, Ellsworth was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Prescott Cardinals 2-1. For Ellsworth, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 loss Prescott walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Aliza Acker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ellsworth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Jahnke, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Ellsworth's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-5. As for Prescott, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Ellsworth beat Prescott by a score of 2-1 later that day.
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