The Lena Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Green Bay Southwest Fighting Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lena has five straight victories, Green Bay Southwest has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lena had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Niagara on Friday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Badgers with a sharp 9-1 win. Considering the Wildcats have won three matches by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Shallow made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Shallow was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Bryce Schneider was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Sam Peterson was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Green Bay Southwest lost 12-2 to De Pere on Friday.
Green Bay Southwest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Richardson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Green Bay Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Lena, their record now sits at 5-0.
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