Baseball Game Preview: Cambridge Bluejays vs. Wisconsin Heights Vanguards

By Team Reports May 1, 2025, 2:15am

Baseball Preview: Cambridge Bluejays vs. Wisconsin Heights Vanguards

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For the second straight game, Cambridge will face off against Wisconsin Heights. The Bluejays will head out to challenge the Vanguards at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Cambridge is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Wisconsin Heights just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 6-1 to the Vanguards. The game marked the Bluejays' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

For Wisconsin Heights' part, Quinn Payne made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Payne was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.

In other batting news, Reed Adler and Fin Hinderman did most of the damage at the plate: Adler went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Hinderman went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Hinderman has snagged this season. Nolan Keith was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Wisconsin Heights kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matchups.

Wisconsin Heights' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cambridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-2.

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