The Greenfield Hustlin' Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Augustine Prep Lions at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Greenfield has three straight victories, Augustine Prep has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Greenfield is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Milwaukee Lutheran on Wednesday as Greenfield made off with a 16-0 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Greenfield with their most commanding win of the season.
Nathan Wendricks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Wendricks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brady Zimmer and Alan Santiago did most of the damage at the plate: Zimmer scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Santiago scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Elijah Francour, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Augustine Prep scored first but ultimately less than Pulaski in their game last Wednesday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 7-6.
Greenfield's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Augustine Prep, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Greenfield took their win against Augustine Prep in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 15-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenfield since the squad 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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