Baseball Preview: Union Grove Broncos vs. Wilmot Panthers
Union Grove is 8-2 against Wilmot since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Union Grove Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wilmot Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Union Grove has four straight victories, Wilmot has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Union Grove needed a bit of extra time to put away Mukwonago. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Indians. That's two games straight that Union Grove has won by just one run.
Cody Ashburn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Marshall Loch, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Beau Bloxdorf, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wilmot came up short against Westosha Central on Friday and fell 8-5.
Owen Poepping was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Preston Jones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Union Grove's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Wilmot, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Union Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Wilmot in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 4-0. Will Union Grove repeat their success, or does Wilmot have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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