Baseball Preview: Oconto Falls Panthers vs. Wrightstown Tigers
After seven games on the road, Oconto Falls is heading back home. They will take on the Wrightstown Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Oconto Falls: 3.5, Wrightstown: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Oconto Falls didn't have quite enough to beat Little Chute and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Wrightstown entered their tilt with Waupaca with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Comets on Wednesday.
Wrightstown got a great performance from Caleb Podgorski as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Podgorski has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trevor Vande Hey was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Oconto Falls' defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Wrightstown, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
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