The Germantown Warhawks will be playing at home against the West Bend West Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Germantown's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home while West Bend West has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Germantown's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Hamilton.
The result came thanks to Logan Zaverl's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Germantown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Gordon, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Grady Cheever, who scored a run.
Meanwhile, West Bend West scored first but ultimately less than Menomonee Falls in their game on Saturday. They fell 9-4 to the Phoenix.
Chase Abresch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Kopidlansky, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Germantown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for West Bend West, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
West Bend West's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Germantown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for West Bend West, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will Germantown keep running through batters, or will West Bend West buck the trend?
Germantown was able to grind out a solid victory over West Bend West in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 7-2. Will Germantown repeat their success, or does West Bend West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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