Hortonville is 2-8 against Kimberly since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hortonville Polar Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Kimberly Papermakers at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hortonville comes in on four and Kimberly on five.
Hortonville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Oshkosh West with a sharp 11-0 win.
Taiven Gass tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bo Anderson was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Zander Locy was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, everything went Kimberly's way against Oshkosh North on Tuesday as Kimberly made off with a 9-0 victory.
Hortonville pushed their record up to 12-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Kimberly, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
Hortonville came up short against Kimberly when the teams last played back in April, falling 9-5. Can Hortonville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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