The Union Grove Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the Slinger Owls at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Union Grove will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
While Union Grove's victory against Burlington wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Union Grove skirted past Burlington 5-3.
Union Grove got a great performance from Bobby Barrera as he struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Barrera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Union Grove's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marshall Loch, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Slinger has not done well against Whitefish Bay recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Slinger narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Whitefish Bay 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Slinger.
Slinger also got a great performance from Raine Fredericks as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
Union Grove pushed their record up to 14-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Slinger, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
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