The Horicon Marshmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cambria-Friesland Hilltoppers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Horicon will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Last Saturday, Horicon had just enough and edged Campbellsport out 2-1.
Lizzy Gibbs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cyri Reinwald, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Cambria-Friesland put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Westfield Area a 10-0 shutout.
Enya Heller made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Heller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Heller was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Janell Villarreal, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Samantha Raley, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Horicon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Cambria-Friesland, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5.
Everything went Horicon's way against Cambria-Friesland when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Horicon made off with a 9-2 win. Will Horicon repeat their success, or does Cambria-Friesland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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