West Allis Central extended their losing streak to 15 on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 1-19 in the process. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 19-2 to the New Berlin West Vikings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-2 on Tuesday.
As for New Berlin West, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-6. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won eight matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
For New Berlin West's part, they got a great performance from Dane Buelow as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Buelow a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Jonah Kopischke was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carter Mercado, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.
West Allis Central and New Berlin West could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. The Bulldogs will square off against Kewaskum at 4:45 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (377 vs. 39). Meanwhile, New Berlin West (ranked 121st) will meet Whitnall (ranked 18th) at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
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