Baseball Game Preview: Hortonville on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 11:31pm

Baseball Preview: Hortonville Polar Bears vs. Oshkosh North Spartans

Hortonville is 9-1 against Oshkosh North since June of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hortonville Polar Bears will look to defend their home field against the Oshkosh North Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Hortonville came up short against Kimberly and fell 9-5. Hortonville has struggled against Kimberly recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Hortonville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Coenen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Oshkosh North fell victim to Kaukauna and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Galloping Ghosts. Oshkosh North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Hortonville now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Oshkosh North, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-9.

Hortonville came out on top in a nail-biter against Oshkosh North when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 5-4. Will Hortonville repeat their success, or does Oshkosh North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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