Softball Preview: Brookfield East Spartans vs. Germantown Warhawks
Brookfield East is 0-10 against Germantown since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Brookfield East Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Germantown Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Brookfield East is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They lost 11-1 to New Berlin Eisenhower.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Germantown was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Hamilton by a score of 3-2.
Kylie Otto spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Kayla Preiss was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Brookfield East's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Germantown, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Brookfield East couldn't quite finish off Germantown in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Otto, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Brookfield East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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