The Milwaukee School of Languages Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Pulaski Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Milwaukee School of Languages is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past South 15-1. The win was familiar territory for Milwaukee School of Languages who now have three in a row.
Connor Vance made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Vance was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Vance is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Milwaukee School of Languages let Quame Borges and Chase Mckee loose on the outfield. Borges scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Mckee scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Mckee is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Samuel Crane was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Pulaski put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for South. Pulaski was the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over South. That's two games straight that Pulaski has won by exactly ten runs.
Pulaski got a big performance out of Angel Gaytan, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Josue Echeverria, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Milwaukee School of Languages now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pulaski, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Thursday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Milwaukee School of Languages has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .541. However, it's not like Pulaski struggles in that department as they've averaged .448. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Milwaukee School of Languages might still be hurting after the 12-3 loss they got from Pulaski when the teams last played on April 9th. Can Milwaukee School of Languages avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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