The New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds will venture away from home to square off against the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. New Ulm Cathedral will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
If New Ulm Cathedral beats Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton with eight runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Greyhounds didn't even let Springfield on the board on Monday, marking the Greyhounds' second-straight 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton came up short against Bethlehem Academy on Thursday, falling 12-2. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Autumn Thissen, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
New Ulm Cathedral pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, they now have a losing record of 9-10-1.
New Ulm Cathedral took their win against Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 15-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Greyhounds since the team 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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