The Ripon Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Wautoma Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ripon has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Ripon's offense. They came up short against Kettle Moraine Lutheran on Thursday, falling 20-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Chargers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Wautoma's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Laconia.
Wautoma saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Abitz, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Ripon's loss dropped their record down to 6-20. As for Wautoma, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Ripon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wautoma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Ripon couldn't quite finish off Wautoma in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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