Slinger has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Whitefish Bay has won six straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Owls will welcome the Blue Dukes at 4:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Slinger 3.1, Whitefish Bay 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Slinger beat Oak Creek 6-3.
Slinger got a great performance from Tyler Loesche as he struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave Loesche a new career-high.
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On the hitting side, Slinger's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Burkel, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Burkel is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Ethan Miller was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitefish Bay). They put the hurt on West Bend East with a sharp 14-1 win on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the Blue Dukes' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Whitefish Bay's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Slinger, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Slinger came out on top in a nail-biter against Whitefish Bay in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Owls repeat their success, or do the Blue Dukes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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