Kalida had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 2-9 to make it eight. They lost 18-8 to the Hardin Northern Polar Bears. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Polar Bears from their previous meeting back in March of 2015.
Morgan Bockrath and Izzy Buss stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bockrath went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Buss went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.
As for Hardin Northern, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
On Hardin Northern's side, they let Baylie Bacon and Addy Bacon run wild. Baylie went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and one stolen base, while Addy went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Addy a new career-high. Kailtyn Whitaker also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Coming up, Kalida will square off against Arlington at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Red Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.14 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hardin Northern, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 14-4 win against Cory-Rawson on the 18th.
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