Slinger is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Union Grove is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Slinger Owls will take on the Union Grove Broncos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Slinger will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Whitefish Bay, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Slinger came out on top in a nail-biter against Whitefish Bay on Friday and snuck past 3-1.
Slinger got a great performance from Raine Fredericks as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Fredericks has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Slinger's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Naber, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Union Grove had just enough and edged Burlington out 5-3 on Thursday.
Bobby Barrera tossed a big game, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk).
Slinger has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Union Grove, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
