Baseball Recap: Hortonville extends home winning streak to four

By Team Reports May 21, 2024, 3:49pm

Baseball Recap: Hortonville Polar Bears vs. Oshkosh West Wildcats

Hortonville came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Oshkosh West Wildcats onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hortonville also won the last time the pair played back in April.

Taiven Gass tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Bo Anderson was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Zander Locy was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.

Hortonville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9. As for Oshkosh West, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-18.

Hortonville will head out on the road to challenge Kimberly at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Oshkosh West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Appleton West at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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