The Whitnall Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Arrowhead Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Whitnall proved they can win big on Monday (they won by seven) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Waterford 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for the Falcons as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Arrowhead was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Oconomowoc. With that win, the Warhawks brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Cam Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Tanner Buhlmann looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk).
Back at the plate, Arrowhead let Graiden Liethen and Yamato Takahashi run wild. Liethen went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Takahashi got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double. That's the most runs Takahashi has posted since back in April of 2024. Ethan Kirley also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Arrowhead now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Whitnall, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season.
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