West Bend East is 2-8 against Slinger since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The West Bend East Suns will head out on the road to challenge the Slinger Owls at 1:00 p.m. West Bend East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
West Bend East lost 12-4 to Hartford on Wednesday.
West Bend East saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victor Gurrola, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Dominic Richlin was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Slinger came up short against Hartford on Thursday and fell 10-6. Slinger has not had much luck with Hartford recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Connor Van Someren was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
At the plate, Macay Wagner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Leverance, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
West Bend East's record now sits at 15-8. As for Slinger, their record now sits at 12-10.
West Bend East skirted past Slinger 8-7 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Bend East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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