Duluth is 10-0 against Berkmar since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Duluth Wildcats will be playing at home against the Berkmar Patriots at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Duluth has four straight victories, Berkmar has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Duluth put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let Discovery onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for Duluth, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Riley Hasenstab's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jose Molleja, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chaz Echerer, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Berkmar's offense. They fell victim to a tough 15-0 loss at the hands of Duluth on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Berkmar has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Duluth's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Berkmar, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Duluth's way against Berkmar in their previous matchup on Monday as Duluth made off with a 15-0 win. Does Duluth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berkmar turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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