There's no place like home for St. Croix Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let the Altoona Railroaders get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Thursday. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Railroaders on Tuesday, they had to take a 4-3 defeat.
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Not much got past Brecken Ponath, who gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Altoona off the board. Ponath also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because St. Croix Central is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise.
At the plate, St. Croix Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Graese, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. The Panthers are undefeated when Graese posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-5 otherwise. Eli Babler was another, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
St. Croix Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Altoona, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Croix Central will take on Fall Creek at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Altoona, they will challenge Sparta at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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