Slinger won the last time they faced Grafton, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Slinger Owls won by a run and slipped past the Grafton Black Hawks 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Slinger.
Raine Fredericks tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Slinger saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Retzlaff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Slinger's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Grafton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Slinger will head out on the road to face off against Cedarburg at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Slinger is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Grafton, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Whitefish Bay at 5:00 p.m.
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