The Slinger Owls will head out to take on the Oak Creek Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
The home team had won the previous seven meetings between Slinger and Homestead, and Slinger kept the tradition alive. The Owls blew past the Highlanders 11-1 on Wednesday. Considering the Owls have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nathan Miller
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Nathan Miller looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chase Leverance, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Jesse Retzlaff also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Slinger always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Homestead only posted an OBP of .348.
Meanwhile, Oak Creek never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on Racine Horlick with a sharp 7-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on four straight.
Slinger's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Creek, their record is now 5-1.
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