
Rafters Look to Close out Homestand Versus La Crosse
Published on August 15, 2020 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters News Release
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. - The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (30-10) are on fire once again. Winners of their last six and nine of the last ten, the Rafters face off against the La Crosse Loggers on Saturday night for the first of two to wrap up the season series.
Wisconsin Rapids has played extremely well in front of the Witter Field crowds. At home, the Rafters are a Northwoods League-best 19-2, and are undefeated at home against the Loggers in five meetings.
The Rafters have used the home record to lead the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod wire-to-wire in 2020. The Rafters have just six games remaining and lead the Pod by three games over the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. The Rafters already have locked up the Wisconsin-Illinois West Division and will host the La Crosse Loggers in the divisional round of the Wisconsin-Illinois Pod playoffs.
The La Crosse Loggers and the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters start a two-game series Saturday night in a playoff preview at 6:35pm. Coverage of the Loggers and the first-place Wisconsin Rapids Rafters starts at 6:20pm on AM 1320 WFHR and at 6:30pm on the Northwoods League Baseball Network.
Northwoods League Stories from August 15, 2020
- Spiders Start New Win Streak with 7-2 Victory over Rivets - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
- Rafters Snap Six-Game Win Streak in Narrow Loss to La Crosse - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Larks Say Goodbye to Five with Win - Bismarck Larks
- Spitters Sweep - Traverse City Pit Spitters
- Kingfish Win Extra Inning Affair 4-3 - Kenosha Kingfish
- Three Late Runs Seal Deal in Shutout Win over Waterloo - Rochester Honkers
- MoonDogs Complete Home-And-Home Sweep of Stingers in Saturday Slugfest at the Frank - Mankato MoonDogs
- Green Bay Takes Game One from Wisconsin - Green Bay Rockers
- Mankato Beats Willmar to Earn Series Win - Willmar Stingers
- Chucks Give up Late Lead, Fall to Booyah - Wausau Woodchucks
- Rafters Look to Close out Homestand Versus La Crosse - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Green Bay Heads to Wausau for Two Game Series - Green Bay Rockers
- Explosive Sixth Inning Leads MoonDogs to Comeback Win - Mankato MoonDogs
- Win Streak Ends at Six as Dock Spiders Fall to Woodchucks - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
- Former Waterloo Buck Dakota Bacus Debuts with the Nationals - Northwoods
- Loggers Rally for 5-3 Win to Sweep Booyah - La Crosse Loggers
- Mankato Pushes Past Willmar to Open Series - Willmar Stingers
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