The Pewaukee Pirates will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Pewaukee is out to stop a ten-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Pewaukee's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Greendale on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The game marked the first time this year in which Pewaukee was not able to get on the board.
Lili Levas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Lutheran faced New Berlin Eisenhower in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Wisconsin Lutheran fell just short of New Berlin Eisenhower by a score of 2-0. Wisconsin Lutheran's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Even though they lost, Wisconsin Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Berlin Eisenhower only tossed seven.
Pewaukee's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Wisconsin Lutheran, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Pewaukee came up short against Wisconsin Lutheran when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 9-5. Thankfully for Pewaukee, Katie Meyer (who scored two runs while going 4-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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