Germantown fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Hudson on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hudson Raiders.
Germantown got a good showing from Evan Lauer, who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Ryan Ferguson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carsen Dulak, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Germantown didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Germantown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Hudson, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Germantown is on the road again on Saturday to play Whitefish Bay at 3:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Whitefish Bay: 3.3, Germantown: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hudson, they will be playing at home against Eau Claire Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hudson's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Eau Claire Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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