Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 11-8 to the Lincoln Northwest Falcons. That's two games in a row now that Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan has lost by exactly three runs.
Bailey Hafer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Oldehoeft, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 7.
Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Lincoln Northwest, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-14.
Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan will challenge Cass County Central on Thursday. As for Lincoln Northwest, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Gretna at 10:00 a.m.
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