Softball Preview: Manawa Wolves vs. Weyauwega-Fremont Warhawks
Manawa is 1-6 against Weyauwega-Fremont since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Manawa Wolves have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Weyauwega-Fremont Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. Manawa will be strutting in after a victory while Weyauwega-Fremont will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, everything went Manawa's way against Nekoosa as Manawa made off with a 9-3 win.
Meanwhile, Weyauwega-Fremont might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Amherst who claimed the real prize. Weyauwega-Fremont fell just short of Amherst by a score of 6-4. The loss continues a trend for Weyauwega-Fremont in their matchups with Amherst: they've now lost three in a row.
Olivia Witkowski put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Witkowski was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Riley Delwiche was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Manawa's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Weyauwega-Fremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Manawa couldn't quite finish off Weyauwega-Fremont in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Manawa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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