Green Bay Southwest hasn't had much luck against De Pere recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fighting Trojans will head out to challenge the Redbirds at 4:30 p.m. Green Bay Southwest has given up an average of 14.6 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Green Bay Southwest is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 20-1 to Manitowoc Lincoln. Surprisingly, this marked the Fighting Trojans' sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Green Bay Southwest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Nelson, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
18 must be De Pere's lucky number: they beat Sheboygan South with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Redbirds' pitcher stepped up to hand the Redwings an 18-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Redbirds, who have now won six contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Addison Krutz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, De Pere got a massive performance out of Cadence Brennan, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Brennan a new career-high. Julianne Bradford was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
De Pere kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive games.
De Pere has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Green Bay Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Green Bay Southwest suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to De Pere in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Fighting Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
