Softball Preview: New Berlin West Vikings vs. Pewaukee Pirates
New Berlin West has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Pewaukee Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. New Berlin West will be strutting in after a win while Pewaukee will be coming in after a loss.
New Berlin West will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 11-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Greendale on Thursday. New Berlin West had just enough and edged Greendale out 8-6.
Morgan Kopischke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Kaiah Thelen was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Freisleben, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pewaukee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They suffered a rough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Wisconsin Lutheran.
New Berlin West now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Pewaukee, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything went New Berlin West's way against Pewaukee in their previous meeting last Monday as New Berlin West made off with a 25-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Berlin West 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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