Baseball Preview: Lomira Lions vs. Slinger Owls
The Lomira Lions will be playing at home against the Slinger Owls at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lomira is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against North Fond du Lac (and have done all season long). Lomira's pitcher stepped up to hand North Fond du Lac an 11-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lomira.
Josh Steger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Steger has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Steger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Steger wasn't the only one making solid contact as nine players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Weston Poth, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Easton Zangl, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Slinger sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over West Bend East on Saturday.
Matthew Retzlaff looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Lomira's win bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Slinger, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season.
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