Slinger and Grafton are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Slinger Owls will head out on the road to take on the Grafton Black Hawks at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Grafton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Slinger, who comes in off a win.
Slinger took care of business in their home opener on Monday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Port Washington.
Slinger got a great performance from Raine Fredericks as he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Slinger's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Retzlaff, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Blake Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Grafton's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. Their tough 8-2 defeat to West Bend might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Grafton couldn't push the score so high this time.
Slinger came up short against Grafton when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Slinger avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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