The Neenah Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Fond du Lac Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Neenah sitting on six straight wins and Fond du Lac on three.
Neenah will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Appleton North, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Neenah came out on top against Appleton North by a score of 8-4 on Tuesday.
Aj Price made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Price has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Price was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will St. Clair, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Payton Miller, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fond du Lac earned a 6-1 victory over Appleton West on Tuesday.
Neenah pushed their record up to 17-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Fond du Lac, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Neenah skirted past Fond du Lac 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Neenah since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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