{"id":18130,"date":"2026-07-17T21:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-night-mares\/?p=18130"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:10:03","slug":"madison-night-mares-fall-at-home-for-first-time-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-night-mares\/2026\/07\/17\/madison-night-mares-fall-at-home-for-first-time-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison Night Mares Fall at Home for First Time in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madison, WI \u2013 The Madison Night Mares (26-3) saw their 17-game home winning streak, dating back to the 2025 season, come to an end on Friday night as they fell 2-1 to the Wausau Ignite (15-15) in a pitchers&#8217; duel at Warner Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wausau struck first in the opening inning when Claire Calmes (University of Wisconsin) and Mia Johnson (University of Wisconsin-Parkside) launched back-to-back solo home runs to give the Ignite a quick 2-0 advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madison answered in the bottom half of the inning. Kyra Smith (Colorado State University) drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home a run and cut the deficit to 2-1. The Night Mares threatened to tie the game with the bases still loaded, but Wausau starter Zoey Mills (Eastern Florida State College) escaped the jam to preserve the lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From there, both starting pitchers settled in and dominated. Night Mares starter Braylen Conlon (University of Iowa) bounced back from the early home runs, tossing six scoreless innings the rest of the way. She finished with six strikeouts and did not issue a walk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mills matched Conlon pitch for pitch. Madison put two runners aboard with a pair of singles in the third inning, but the right-hander worked out of the threat. She then retired the Night Mares in order in the seventh to secure the complete-game victory and a 2-1 Wausau win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mills earned the win after allowing just one run on four hits while striking out one. 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