If Cedarburg was riding high off their 7-1 takedown of Port Washington last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cedarburg Bulldogs fell just short of the Grafton Black Hawks by a score of 4-2 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Cedarburg of the 9-8 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Sam Moses put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Moses has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Moses was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Moses wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Lator, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Grafton's side, Luke Michalak looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Van Sluys, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Haldeman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cedarburg's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Grafton, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-15.
Cedarburg will be playing at home against Brown Deer at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Grafton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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