Baseball Recap: Ashwaubenon Jaguars vs. Green Bay Preble Hornets
There's no place like home for Ashwaubenon, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Green Bay Preble Hornets with a sharp 9-2 victory on Friday. That seven run margin sets a new team best for Ashwaubenon this season.
Cody Monfils made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Monfils was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Nick Smith tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
Back at the plate, Eason Hurd and Issac Malvitz did most of the damage at the plate: Hurd scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Malvitz scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ian Aoki, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Green Bay Preble's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Kuehn, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run. Kuehn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Wertel, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Ashwaubenon's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Green Bay Preble, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ashwaubenon will challenge Green Bay Southwest at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Ashwaubenon is facing Green Bay Southwest at the right time seeing as Green Bay Southwest is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Green Bay Preble, they will head out on the road to face off against Kewaunee at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kewaunee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Green Bay Preble's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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