Ripon was the 11-9 winner over Kewaskum when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Ripon Tigers fell just short of the Kewaskum Indians by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday.
For Kewaskum's part, Josh Koenig looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Koenig has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kewaskum's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Everett Donath, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Reichert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Ripon's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-14-1. As for Kewaskum, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.
While Ripon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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