The Little Chute Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Luxemburg-Casco will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Little Chute extended their winning streak to five on Thursday. The Mustangs came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Oconto Falls.
Meanwhile, Luxemburg-Casco had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Irish.
Jake Chervenka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on zero hits.
At the plate, Luxemburg-Casco's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Werner, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Luxemburg-Casco pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.67 runs across that stretch. As for Little Chute, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
Little Chute came out on top in a nail-biter against Luxemburg-Casco in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs 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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