Baseball Game Preview: DeForest on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 5:51am

Baseball Preview: DeForest Norskies vs. Waunakee Warriors

DeForest is 2-8 against Waunakee since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The DeForest Norskies will look to defend their home field against the Waunakee Warriors at 5:00 p.m.

DeForest is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to Waunakee. That's two games in a row now that DeForest has lost by exactly five runs.

DeForest got a good showing from Connor Giese, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Giese has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, DeForest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Hermansen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

DeForest's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Waunakee, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-10.

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