The Slinger Owls will head out on the road to square off against the Kimberly Papermakers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Slinger is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Wednesday, Slinger beat Kettle Moraine Lutheran 6-2.
Slinger got a great performance from Jackson Naber as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Blake Johnson was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Leverance, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Kimberly had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Polar Bears.
Slinger has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Kimberly, their win bumped their record up to 21-3.
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