Slinger and Homestead are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2022, but likely not for long. The Owls will host the Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Slinger will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Monday, Slinger was able to grind out a solid win over Nicolet, taking the game 8-3.
Brayden Zimmerman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last three matchups. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other pitching news, Clay Miller looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
Payton Tennies
| 05/04/26 @ Nicolet | 3 |
| 04/22/26 vs Whitefish Bay | 2 |
| 04/13/26 @ Hartford | 2 |
| 04/09/26 vs Oak Creek | 2 |
| 05/02/26 vs Arrowhead | 1 |
Back at the plate, Slinger let Gavin Sawyer and Payton Tennies run wild. Sawyer went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Tennies got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Tennies a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Chvosta, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
The home team had won the previous six meetings between Homestead and Grafton, and Grafton kept the tradition alive. The Highlanders fell just short of the Black Hawks by a score of 3-2 on Monday.
Slinger's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Homestead, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
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