Softball Recap: Green Bay Preble Hornets vs. De Pere Redbirds
It was a good run, but Green Bay Preble unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the De Pere Redbirds by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Green Bay Preble couldn't push the score so high this time.
Green Bay Preble saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makenna Weidner, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Chloe Savage was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
Even though they lost, Green Bay Preble didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as De Pere only tossed three.
On De Pere's side, Reese Falish spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits. Falish has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Julianne Bradford was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Green Bay Preble's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for De Pere, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Green Bay Preble will head out on the road to square off against Sheboygan North at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sheboygan North will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for De Pere, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Pulaski at 1:00 p.m. Pulaski is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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