The Kenosha Tremper Trojans will be playing at home against the Badger Badgers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Kenosha Tremper sitting on nine straight wins and Badger on six.
On Saturday, Kenosha Tremper had just enough and edged Greenfield out 6-5.
Ethan Bauerschmidt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Bauerschmidt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bauerschmidt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Alex Papka was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Badger sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Beloit Memorial on Saturday. That's two games straight that Badger has won by exactly two runs.
Kenosha Tremper is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Badger, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
Kenosha Tremper couldn't quite finish off Badger in their previous meeting back in June of 2017 and fell 5-3. Can Kenosha Tremper avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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