Oshkosh North is 0-10 against Kimberly since May of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Papermakers at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Oshkosh North turned things around against Oshkosh West on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Wildcats.
Zach Kiffmeyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Kimberly nor Kaukauna made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Papermakers never let the Galloping Ghosts get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Papermakers, who have now won three contests in a row.
Kimberly saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Olson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Olson has snagged this season. Another was Jack Anzelmo, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Oshkosh North's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 5-7. As for Kimberly, their win bumped their record up to 6-2-1.
Oshkosh North suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Kimberly when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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