Faribault had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-12 to make it six. They fell 5-0 to the Austin Packers. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
As for Austin, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For Austin's part, the result came thanks to John Rollie's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. Rollie also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Packers are 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 3-6 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Jacobsen, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Casey Denzer, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Faribault beat Austin by a score of 10-7 later that day.
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