The West Bend East Suns will head out on the road to challenge the West Bend West Spartans at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. West Bend East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
West Bend East can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. They blew past Oshkosh West 14-3. While fans of West Bend East might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Hunter Herbst and Blake Twito were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Herbst pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Twito struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). At the plate, Herbst scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Twito scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Mason Roell was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Cutler Schmidt, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Bend West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Cedarburg by a score of 4-2.
West Bend East's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for West Bend West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
West Bend East was able to grind out a solid victory over West Bend West in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 10-7. Will West Bend East repeat their success, or does West Bend West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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