Softball Preview: Menasha Bluejays vs. De Pere Redbirds
The Menasha Bluejays will be playing in front of their home fans against the De Pere Redbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Menasha will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Menasha stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past West De Pere 9-1.
Teagan Massey-Planmann looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kelsie Mohr was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Isabella Timm, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, De Pere owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bay Port 1-0.
Not much got past Reese Falish, who gave up just five hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Bay Port off the board.
On the hitting side, De Pere saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marren VanRemortel, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Menasha is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for De Pere, their win bumped their record up to 16-8.
Menasha came out on top in a nail-biter against De Pere in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Will Menasha repeat their success, or does De Pere have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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