The Hortonville Polar Bears will look to defend their home field on Friday against the West De Pere Phantoms at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hortonville: 4.1, West De Pere: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hortonville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Kimberly just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 7-2 to the Papermakers. Hortonville has struggled against Kimberly recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
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. He 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.
Meanwhile, West De Pere got themselves on the board against Green Bay Southwest on Friday, but Green Bay Southwest never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Fighting Trojans 2-0.
Hortonville's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for West De Pere, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Hortonville skirted past West De Pere 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Hortonville repeat their success, or does West De Pere have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
