The Poynette Pumas will head out to face off against the Waterloo Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Waterloo took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Poynette, who comes in off a win.
Poynette will bounce into Monday's game after beating Adams-Friendship, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Pumas were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Green Devils on Friday. The contest marked the Pumas' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Sawyer Koch was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has become a key player for Poynette: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-4-1 otherwise. Koch was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.
Kyle Hellenbrand
| 05/01/26 @ Adams-Friendship | 4 |
| 04/06/26 vs Portage | 3 |
| 04/23/26 @ Columbus | 2 |
| 04/13/26 vs Wautoma | 2 |
| 05/23/25 @ Lodi | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyle Hellenbrand, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Justin Wells was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Waterloo couldn't beat New Glarus on Thursday even though they stacked seven runs on them in the second inning. The Pirates lost 19-9 to the Knights. The Pirates have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Poynette back to even at 5-5-1. As for Waterloo, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Poynette couldn't quite finish off Waterloo in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 and fell 3-1. Can the Pumas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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