After having lost a blowout in their previous game against New Ulm Cathedral, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms with a sharp 11-4 win. That's more bragging rights for Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Chase Gerdts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Gerdts has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gerdts was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Krause, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Nolan Morsching, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-12. As for Blooming Prairie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
As of now, neither Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton nor Blooming Prairie have any future games scheduled.
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