After a string of five wins, Waukesha West's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 8-1 to the Kettle Moraine Lasers. Waukesha West was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but Kettle Moraine's pitchers proved too tough.
Peyton Arendt was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Arendt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Like Waukesha West, Kettle Moraine also got a great game from a two-way player: Briella Hack. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Hack was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Casey Navarro, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two doubles. Grace Doome was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Waukesha West's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10-1. As for Kettle Moraine, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Waukesha West will be playing at home against Muskego at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Muskego is coming into the matchup with ten straight wins on the road, so Waukesha West will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Kettle Moraine, they will take on Mukwonago at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mukwonago will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Kettle Moraine surely won't give up without a fight.
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