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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Gabby Neilitz and Annabelle Ross homered as Wisconsin Rapids downed Marshfield 9-6 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference softball game Tuesday at Lincoln High School, ending the Tigers’ three-game winning streak.
Kristin Radtke had a two-run double and scored on a single by Rachel Linzmeier in the bottom of the first inning to give the Raiders (6-1, 2-1 WVC) a lead they would never relinquish.
Marshfield got as close as 5-3 before Wisconsin Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the sixth to finish off the win.
Madilynn Cole had a pair of doubles and Lillian Griesbach also had two hits for the Tigers, who fall to 7-3 and 1-1 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference.
Marshfield hosts Wausau West on Thursday at Madison Field beginning at 5 p.m.
Raiders 9, Tigers 6
Marshfield 000 201 3 – 6 7 2
Wisconsin Rapids 310 014 x – 9 8 1
WP: Payton Jaminski. LP: Molly Fox.
SO: Fox (5 inn.) 6, Angela Barnhardt (1 inn.) 0; Jaminski (6 inn.) 4, Baylee Williams (1 inn.) 0. BB: Fox 6, Barnhardt 2; Jaminski 2, Williams 1.
Top hitters: M, Lillian Griesbach 2×4, run; Madilynn Cole 2×4, 2 2Bs, run. WR, Gabby Neilitz 2×2, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Sydney Holberg 2 runs; Kristin Radtke 2×3, 2 2Bs, 3 RBI; Annabelle Ross HR, 2 runs, RBI; Rachel Linzmeier 2×4, RBI; Ally Blanchard 2 runs.
Records: Marshfield 7-3, 1-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Wisconsin Rapids 6-1, 2-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.