Bay Port is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Manitowoc Lincoln is on a 13-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bay Port Pirates will take on the Manitowoc Lincoln Ships at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bay Port: 2.9, Manitowoc Lincoln: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Bay Port had just enough and edged Green Bay Preble out 2-1.
Keagan Wheeler tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carson Hawley was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Kallies, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Manitowoc Lincoln put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ashwaubenon a 10-0 shutout. Manitowoc Lincoln's victory was all the more impressive since Ashwaubenon was averaging only 3.64 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Evan Vogt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kameron Braun, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Bay Port is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Manitowoc Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bay Port has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Manitowoc Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bay Port came up short against Manitowoc Lincoln when the teams last played back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manitowoc Lincoln's Brayden Steinbecker, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Bay Port 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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