Baseball Recap: Slinger Owls vs. Hartford Orioles
Slinger lost against Hartford back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Slinger Owls took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hartford Orioles. Slinger has struggled against Hartford recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Connor Van Someren was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Macay Wagner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Leverance, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Slinger's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Hartford, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Slinger will take on West Bend East at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Hartford, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kewaskum at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Hartford is on a 12-game streak of home wins, Kewaskum a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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