Waukesha West had lost three straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 11-10 to make it four. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Union Grove Broncos. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Broncos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-3 on Saturday.
Waukesha West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Schmidbauer, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
As for Union Grove, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
On Union Grove's side, they got a great performance from Cody Ashburn as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. What's more, Ashburn posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.
At the plate, Matthew Gruber was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Kody Hage was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Waukesha West will take on Waukesha North at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Union Grove, they will face off against Marquette University at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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