Baseball Preview: Westfield Wolverines vs. Frewsburg Bears
Westfield is 1-9 against Frewsburg since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Westfield Wolverines will head out on the road to challenge the Frewsburg Bears at 5:00 p.m.
Westfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Maple Grove on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Dragons by a score of 4-3.
Westfield saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joel Stein, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Frewsburg put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Maple Grove by a score of 9-5.
Maddox Sheesley made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Sheesley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Peterson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Mason Eckman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Westfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Frewsburg, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Westfield couldn't quite finish off Frewsburg in their previous matchup last Tuesday and fell 3-1. Can Westfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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