Slinger can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against the Port Washington Pirates as the Slinger Owls made off with a 13-5 victory. Winning may never get old, but Slinger sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Adeline Bretz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Slinger got a massive performance out of Katie Parker, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Niki Johnson was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Port Washington's side, Sierra Hoeft was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Hoeft has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Maile Thompson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Slinger has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Port Washington, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Slinger will play host again on Monday to welcome West Bend West, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Slinger will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Port Washington, they will head out on the road to challenge Cedarburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Port Washington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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