St. Croix Falls waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Ladysmith Lumberjacks by a score of 9-5. That's more bragging rights for St. Croix Falls, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Faith Allram made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Allram has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Allram was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Madi Johnson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Rylee Williamson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
St. Croix Falls' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Ladysmith, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Croix Falls will challenge Cameron at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Croix Falls and Cameron are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Ladysmith, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Spooner at 5:00 p.m. Spooner's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Ladysmith's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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