St. Croix Central has not done well against Osceola recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The St. Croix Central Panthers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Osceola Chieftains a 14-0 shutout. For St. Croix Central, this counts as revenge for the 17-3 loss Osceola walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2019.
Lauren Lindus made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Lindus was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, St. Croix Central got a big performance out of Faith Bonse, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Madeline Rydberg was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
St. Croix Central's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Osceola, they dropped their record down to 1-13 with that defeat, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Croix Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Osceola: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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