New Berlin West is 7-2 against West Allis Central since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The New Berlin West Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the West Allis Central Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. New Berlin West is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, New Berlin West narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past New Berlin Eisenhower 5-3.
Rocco Conrad was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Conrad was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Conrad wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben Miller, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ben Shingledecker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Allis Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Brown Deer by a score of 12-11.
Like New Berlin West, West Allis Central also got a great game from a two-way player: Brady Pokos. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Pokos was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ethan Schroeder and Anthony Galvez did some serious damage despite the final result: Schroeder scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Galvez scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
The victory got New Berlin West back to even at 5-5. As for West Allis Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
New Berlin West took their win against West Allis Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Berlin West since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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