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| 04/29/24 - Home | 2-5 L |
| 04/08/24 - Away | 2-8 L |
| 05/10/23 - Home | 3-12 L |
| 04/22/23 - Away | 8-9 L |
| 05/11/22 - Away | 11-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Grafton and West Bend East are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Black Hawks will challenge the Suns at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grafton has four straight victories, West Bend East has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Grafton came out on top against Kettle Moraine Lutheran on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run second inning. The Black Hawks took their game against the Chargers 6-3. Six seems to be a good number for the Black Hawks as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Grafton saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton McKinney, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another was Zachary Plier, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when West Bend East and Port Washington meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Suns fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Suns have suffered since May 30, 2024.
Grafton's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for West Bend East, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
West Bend East's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Grafton hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for West Bend East, though, as they've only averaged .226. Will they be able to contain Grafton's hitters?
Grafton came up short against West Bend East when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 5-2. Can the Black Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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