Baseball Recap: Brillion Lions vs. New Holstein Huskies
Brillion waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the New Holstein Huskies a 2-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Brillion, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Joe Shimek made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Shimek was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Hayden Cousin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On New Holstein's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Kremer, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Brillion has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for New Holstein, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-12.
Brillion will be playing in front of their home fans against Reedsville at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Reedsville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for New Holstein, they will head out on the road to square off against Manitowoc Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Manitowoc Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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