The Augustine Prep Lions will be playing at home against the Greenfield Hustlin' Hawks at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Augustine Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Greenfield will come in with three straight victories.
Things were looking good for Augustine Prep after they put the first points on the board last Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Pulaski by a score of 7-6.
Meanwhile, Greenfield scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Milwaukee Lutheran a 16-0 shutout. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Greenfield with their most commanding win of the season.
Nathan Wendricks made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Wendricks was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Greenfield let Brady Zimmer and Alan Santiago loose on the outfield. 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.
Augustine Prep now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Greenfield, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Augustine Prep suffered a grim 15-7 defeat to Greenfield when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greenfield's Dayne Spaeth, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that Augustine Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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