Baseball Recap: New Holstein Huskies vs. Two Rivers Purple Raiders
New Holstein owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Two Rivers Purple Raiders 1-0. That's two games straight that New Holstein has won by just one run.
Trent Roehrig made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Roehrig was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Two Rivers didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Holstein only tossed ten.
The win made it two in a row for New Holstein and bumps their season record up to 10-7. As for Two Rivers, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-15.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Holstein will face off against Chilton at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chilton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Two Rivers, they will head out on the road to challenge Sheboygan Falls at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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