Softball Recap: Menomonee Falls Phoenix vs. Wauwatosa East Red Raiders
Menomonee Falls won against West Allis Hale last Monday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Menomonee Falls Phoenix's pitchers stepped up to hand the Wauwatosa East Red Raiders a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Menomonee Falls, who have now won nine contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
For Wauwatosa East's part, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mary Peplinski, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Menomonee Falls' victory bumped their record up to 15-4-1. As for Wauwatosa East, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12-1 record this season.
Menomonee Falls will look to defend their home field on Friday against Germantown at 4:30 p.m. Menomonee Falls is on a four-game streak of home wins, Germantown a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Wauwatosa East, they will head out on the road to face off against Brookfield East at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wauwatosa East is facing Brookfield East at the right time seeing as Brookfield East is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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