Softball Preview: New Holstein Huskies vs. Brillion Lions
The New Holstein Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Brillion Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. New Holstein is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
New Holstein will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Two Rivers and snuck past 4-2.
Makayla Meyer spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacey Sesing, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Achter, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Brillion entered their tilt with Random Lake with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 10-7 on Thursday. Brillion's victory was all the more impressive since Random Lake was averaging only 3.25 runs allowed on the season.
Brillion saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amaya Brooks, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
New Holstein is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Brillion, they pushed their record up to 11-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. New Holstein has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Brillion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
New Holstein skirted past Brillion 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Holstein since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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