For the second straight game, Ellsworth will face off against St. Croix Central. Ellsworth will face off against St. Croix Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ellsworth's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Croix Central on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Ellsworth in their meetings with St. Croix Central: they've now lost five in a row.
For St. Croix Central's part, Brecken Ponath and Eli Babler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Ponath pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Babler didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. At bat, Ponath scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Babler went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Heath Kent and Brett Graese did most of the damage at the plate: Kent scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Graese scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Everett Babler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
St. Croix Central has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs this season. As for Ellsworth, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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