The Oak Creek Knights will square off against the Kettle Moraine Lasers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Kettle Moraine will be coming in after a loss.
Oak Creek took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Indian Trail by a score of 6-3.
Meanwhile, Kettle Moraine unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Brookfield East by a score of 9-8.
Callen Mirek put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Chace Staude was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Angle, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Oak Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Kettle Moraine, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Oak Creek suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Kettle Moraine in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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