The Kohler Blue Bombers will take on the Sheboygan Area Lutheran Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kohler is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Kohler will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Oostburg, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Blue Bombers put the hurt on the Flying Dutchmen with a sharp 13-3 victory on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Blue Bombers have won by exactly ten runs.
The team relied heavily on Zane Willadsen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 games.
Kohler always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Sheboygan Area Lutheran's offense. They lost 10-0 to Kohler on Monday. The Crusaders have struggled against the Blue Bombers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Kohler is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Sheboygan Area Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything went Kohler's way against Sheboygan Area Lutheran in their previous meeting on Monday, as Kohler made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Blue Bombers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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