Brillion waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the New Holstein Huskies a 2-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Brillion, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Joe Shimek made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Shimek was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Hayden Cousin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On New Holstein's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Kremer, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Brillion has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for New Holstein, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-12.
Brillion will be playing in front of their home fans against Reedsville at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Reedsville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for New Holstein, they will head out on the road to square off against Manitowoc Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Manitowoc Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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