Softball Preview: Germantown Warhawks vs. Menomonee Falls Phoenix
Germantown is 2-8 against Menomonee Falls since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Germantown Warhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Menomonee Falls Phoenix at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Germantown will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Brookfield East on Monday. Germantown blew past Brookfield East 15-1.
Germantown got a great performance from Kendal Thomas as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Maddy Balsiger and Kayla Preiss did most of the damage at the plate: Balsiger scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Preiss scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Julia Sina, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Menomonee Falls won against West Allis Hale on Monday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Menomonee Falls never let Wauwatosa East onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Menomonee Falls.
Germantown pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Menomonee Falls, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4-1.
Germantown might still be hurting after the 23-6 loss they got from Menomonee Falls in their previous matchup back in April. Can Germantown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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