Kimberly had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Hortonville Polar Bears. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Kimberly also won the last time the pair played back in April.
For Hortonville's part, Braylon Brantner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Brantner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hortonville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kameron Chronis, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Kimberly's victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3. As for Hortonville, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kimberly will take on Slinger at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Hortonville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against West De Pere at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hortonville: 4.1, West De Pere: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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