The Slinger Owls will head out on the road to challenge the Lomira Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Slinger sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over West Bend East.
Matthew Retzlaff looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Slinger's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Will Baumhardt, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lomira can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against North Fond du Lac as Lomira made off with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lomira.
Josh Steger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Steger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Slinger has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Lomira, their record now sits at 19-4.
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