The Sun Prairie West Wolves will take on the Arrowhead Warhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sun Prairie West's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Arrowhead's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Sun Prairie West made easy work of Madison East and carried off a 9-3 victory. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Purgolders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Arrowhead faced Whitnall in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Warhawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Falcons, sneaking past 6-5. Winning may never get old, but the Warhawks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cam Carter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Finley Birkenstock looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on PJ Hamel, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one triple, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Niko Frongopoulos was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Arrowhead's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Sun Prairie West, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
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