Baseball Preview: Port Edwards Blackhawks vs. Wild Rose Wildcats
The Port Edwards Blackhawks will head out on the road to take on the Wild Rose Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Port Edwards has seven straight wins, Wild Rose has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Port Edwards stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Tri-County with a sharp 15-4 victory.
Max Michels was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Michels has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Michels was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Port Edwards let Hayden Hewitt and Erik Mock loose on the outfield. Hewitt scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Mock scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sam Martinson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Wild Rose lost 12-3 to Rosholt last Monday.
Port Edwards pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wild Rose, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went Port Edwards' way against Wild Rose when the teams last played back in April as Port Edwards made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Port Edwards since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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