Papermakers
| 04/19/25 @ Monona Grove | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Appleton East | 22 |
| 04/14/25 @ Appleton West | 12 |
| 04/10/25 vs Neenah | 6 |
| 03/31/25 @ Evansville North | 4 |
| 03/29/25 @ Kenosha Tremper | 8 |
Kimberly is 9-1 against Fond du Lac since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Papermakers will head out to take on the Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Kimberly is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Kimberly fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Monona Grove on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Silver Eagles by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, the Papermakers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ben Johnston was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Fond du Lac came out on top against Oshkosh West on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fifth inning. The Cardinals blew past the Wildcats 11-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their one-run performance the game before.
Fond du Lac let Hudson Burg and Keyton Kilian run wild. Burg went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Kilian went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Greyson Wenger, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Fond du Lac hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oshkosh West struck out eight times.
The loss snapped Kimberly's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2-1 record. As for Fond du Lac, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Kimberly's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's contest. The Papermakers have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Fond du Lac, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Kimberly continue to outrun the ball?
Kimberly might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Fond du Lac when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Papermakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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