Baseball Game Preview: Oconto Falls Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 11:40am

Baseball Preview: Oconto Falls Panthers vs. Wrightstown Tigers

Oconto Falls is 0-10 against Wrightstown since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Oconto Falls Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Wrightstown Tigers at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Oconto Falls: 3.6, Wrightstown: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Oconto Falls is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wrightstown.

For Wrightstown's part, Aiden Humphreys made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Humphreys has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Humphreys was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Helphrey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trevor Vande Hey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Oconto Falls' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7. As for Wrightstown, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.

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