Watertown won the last time they faced DeForest, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Watertown Goslings walked away with a 7-2 victory over the DeForest Norskies. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Watertown has managed all season.
Eliot Roethle tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Watertown let Jacob Hurtgen and Jayden Ninmann loose on the outfield. Hurtgen scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Ninmann scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Fendt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On DeForest's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was TJ Taylor, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Watertown's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for DeForest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Watertown will have a chance to go back-to-back against DeForest: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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