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After their bats came alive in the seventh inning the previous night in Cumberland, it was another road trip for the Macks (3-1, 1-1 Western Cloverbelt Conference), who faced strong starting pitching from the Bulldogs (1-3, 0-1 Heart O'North Conference).
In a pitchers' duel, the teams traded scoreless innings for the majority of the contest, until McDonell finally broke through with a lone run in the sixth. The top of the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser order was unable to answer, and once again the Macks' bats exploded in the final frame, plating eight runs to notch a third straight win.
Junior pitcher Cael Holm struck out five Bulldogs while pitching five scoreless innings, and senior shortstop Cooper Mittermeyer reached base all four times he came to the plate, tallying two hits and drawing two walks.
Chippewa Valley This Week
After waiting another week between games, the Lady Macks (2-1, 0-0 Western Cloverbelt Conference) hit the road west to face the Blackhawks (3-1, 2-0 Middle Border Conference). McDonell game out of the gate hot, sending all nine batters to the plate in the top of the first and plating five runs.
The home team responded with 11 consecutive runs of their own, and a late rally by the Lady Macks came up a bit short.
Sophomore Rylie Christianson clubbed a solo home for the second game in a row and also pitched well in relief, while fellow sophomores Kelsey Bremness and Claire Ruf each collected two hits.
After dropping a heartbreaker on the road in a walk-off on Tuesday night, it was finally time for the home opener for the Macks (1-1, 1-1 Western Cloverbelt Conference), who came out of the gate strong against the Orioles (1-3, 1-1 WCC), plating 4 runs in the bottom of the first.
Backed by a sparkling starting pitching performance and some slick fielding despite the rain, McDonell continued to extend their lead throughout the contest, eventually ending the game early in run-rule fashion.
Junior pitcher Cael Holm walked the leadoff batter in the first and then settled into a strong performance, striking out five. Senior left fielder Alan Meinen led the team with two RBI.
