Baseball Preview: Waupun Warriors vs. Plymouth Panthers
Waupun is 8-2 against Plymouth since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Waupun Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Plymouth Panthers at 4:45 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Waupun fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Kettle Moraine Lutheran on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 4-3. Waupun has not had much luck with Kettle Moraine Lutheran recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Waupun saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Sauer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Plymouth unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Waupun.
Brett Shutter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Aidan Demunck was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Waupun's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Plymouth, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Waupun has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Plymouth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Waupun beat Plymouth 7-3 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Plymouth's Cayden Kuhn, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Waupun still be able to contain Kuhn? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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