The Cousino Patriots will head out to challenge the Clawson Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cousino's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Redford Union 15-0.
Payton Hewitt and Davi Wieczorek were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hewitt pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wieczorek tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hewitt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Hewitt got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Wieczorek went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Haley Neal, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Madison Blase, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Cousino always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .875. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Clawson made sure to put some runs up on the board against Roseville on Tuesday. The Trojans put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
Cousino has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.2 runs over those games. As for Clawson, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Cousino couldn't quite finish off Clawson when the teams last played back in April and fell 7-5. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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