The Green Lake/Princeton Tigersharks will head out on the road to square off against the Omro Foxes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Green Lake/Princeton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Green Lake/Princeton took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Markesan as Green Lake/Princeton made off with an 11-1 victory. Considering Green Lake/Princeton has won five games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Maddux Poock was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Poock has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Poock was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Sam Sonntag was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Grant Bartol was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Omro fell victim to Laconia and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Spartans. The match marked the first time this year in which Omro was not able to get on the board.
Green Lake/Princeton pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Omro, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Everything went Green Lake/Princeton's way against Omro in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Green Lake/Princeton made off with a 12-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green Lake/Princeton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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