The Waterloo Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Belleville Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Waterloo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Waterloo will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Belleville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Waterloo walked away with a 6-2 victory over Belleville on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Waterloo.
Keegan Lauersdorf and Bryce Aubart made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Lauersdorf struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Aubart tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Lauersdorf scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Aubart scored a run while going 3-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Jaehnke, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Waterloo's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Belleville, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
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