The New Berlin West Vikings will square off against the Whitnall Falcons at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. New Berlin West is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
If New Berlin West beats Whitnall with 19 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Vikings beat West Allis Central on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 19-2. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
New Berlin West got a great performance from Dane Buelow as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Buelow a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
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On the hitting side, Jonah Kopischke was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carter Mercado, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.
New Berlin West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Allis Central only posted an OBP of .200.
Meanwhile, Whitnall faced Arrowhead in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Falcons fell just short of the Warhawks by a score of 6-5. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
New Berlin West's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Whitnall, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4-1.
Everything went New Berlin West's way against Whitnall in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as New Berlin West made off with a 10-0 win. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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