Baseball Game Preview: Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets vs. Ozaukee Warriors

For the second straight game, Cedar Grove-Belgium will face off against Ozaukee. The Rockets will welcome the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Cedar Grove-Belgium is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ozaukee a 10-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.

Ira Hilbelink

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/01/25 vs Ozaukee	14
05/04/24 @ Kewaskum	4
04/19/24 @ Ozaukee	4
05/09/24 @ Sheboygan Area Lutheran	2
04/12/24 vs Ozaukee	2

Ira Hilbelink made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Seth Race, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Griffin Knight, who scored two runs and stole three bases.

Cedar Grove-Belgium always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ozaukee only posted an OBP of .062.

Cedar Grove-Belgium took their victory against Ozaukee in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.