The Wautoma Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Almond-Bancroft Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wautoma is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Wautoma didn't have quite enough to beat Wittenberg-Birnamwood and fell 5-4.
Wautoma saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another was Brady Abitz, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Almond-Bancroft and Wild Rose, and Almond-Bancroft kept the tradition alive. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Wildcats on Thursday. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Almond-Bancroft's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Wautoma, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Wautoma couldn't quite finish off Almond-Bancroft in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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