Arcadia turns aside E-S, sweeps BRF

The Arcadia softball team owns a three-game winning streak and has won five of their last six games after a strong showing last week.

The Raiders (8-5, 6-2 Coulee) used a late surge to fight past Eleva-Strum early in the week and then dominated a doubleheader against Black River Falls a couple days later.

The new month starts with a pair of road games for Arcadia: at Viroqua on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and at La Crosse Central Friday at 4:30 p.m. Following the weekend, they host G-E-T Monday at 5:30 p.m. and Melrose-Mindoro Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Arcadia 8 Eleva Strum 4

The Raiders turned a 3-1 deficit into an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals (6-3) thanks to a spectacular final couple of innings last Tuesday in Arcadia.

In the bottom of the fifth, Tatum Drazkowski tied the game with a two-run blast and Madison Grotjahn gave Arcadia the lead with a two-out, two-run single. The Raiders added on in the sixth inning with RBI doubles by both Drazkowski and Layna Wozney along with an RBI single by Amaya Schlesser.

Drazkowski finished 2 for 4 with a home run, double and three RBIs while Wozney went 2 for 3 with a pair of doubles.

Arcadia 10 BRF 0

The Raiders earned a six-inning shutout win over the Tigers (2-13, 1-7) as part of their Coulee doubleheader last Thursday in Arcadia.

The most notable rally for Arcadia came with six runs in the bottom of the fourth. That featured RBI singles by Sacia Boland, Kiley Fitzpatrick, Drazkowski and Wozney.

Drazkowski and Wozney each had a pair of singles in the game. Kaitlyn Bremer notched the win with six shutout innings in which she allowed five hits and one walk while striking out four.

Arcadia 13 BRF 4

The Raiders were the model of consistency in their nine-run win over Black River Falls in last week’s doubleheader, scoring in all but one inning for a lopsided victory.

Drazkowski helped lead the charge yet again by going 2 for 3 with a triple, a walk, two RBIs and three runs, Tessah Ely finished 2 for 3 with a double and a walk and Fitzpatrick went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored.

Wozney gave up four unearned runs and struck out five in six innings to earn the win, surrendering six hits and five walks along the way.