Westport hasn't had much luck against Case recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wildcats will head out to take on the Cardinals at 3:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Westport 3.7, Case 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Westport is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Winchester on Thursday. They fell just short of the Red & Black by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Case never let their opponents score on Monday. They came out on top against Bourne by a score of 5-0. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Canalmen: they've now won four in a row.
Not much got past Reid Ulmschneider, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Bourne off the board. Ulmschneider has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Zachary Kern was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jacob Weisburgh also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Westport's loss dropped their record down to 12-5-1. As for Case, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
Westport couldn't quite finish off Case in their previous matchup back in April and fell 3-1. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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