Friday just wasn't the day for New Holstein's offense. They fell just short of the Brillion Lions by a score of 2-0 on Friday. New Holstein just can't catch a break and has now endured four losses in a row.
New Holstein saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Kremer, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
On Brillion's side, Joe Shimek was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Shimek was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Hayden Cousin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
New Holstein now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Brillion, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
New Holstein will head out on the road to challenge Manitowoc Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Manitowoc Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Brillion, they will look to defend their home field on Sunday against Reedsville at 4:00 p.m. Brillion's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Reedsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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