The Slinger Owls will head out on the road to square off against the Cedarburg Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Slinger will be strutting in after a win while Cedarburg will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Slinger had just enough and edged Grafton out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Slinger.
Slinger got a great performance from Raine Fredericks as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched. Fredericks has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Slinger's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Retzlaff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Cedarburg had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against West Bend East on Wednesday. Cedarburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Slinger pushed their record up to 8-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cedarburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Everything went Slinger's way against Cedarburg in their previous matchup back in April as Slinger made off with a 10-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Slinger since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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