Watertown was the 5-1 winner over Waunakee when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Watertown Goslings fell just short of the Waunakee Warriors by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Watertown has scored all season.
Eliot Roethle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Watertown saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Fendt, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Watertown now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Waunakee, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Watertown will head out on the road to take on Stevens Point at 11:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stevens Point has three straight wins, Watertown has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field. As for Waunakee, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Monona Grove at 5:00 p.m. Monona Grove will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Waunakee surely won't give up without a fight.
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