Baseball Recap: West Allis Hale Comes Up Short

West Allis Hale extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 5-11 in the process. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Germantown Warhawks. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Huskies of the 9-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2024.

Blake Etzel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Shore, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

As for Germantown, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.

On Germantown's side, Ben Groeschl looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, Germantown got a massive performance out of Grady Cheever, who went 1-for-2 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Cheever has posted since back in May of 2024. Jon Murkowski was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Allis Hale will challenge rival Menomonee Falls at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Germantown is set to take on their familiar foe Marquette University at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.