Hortonville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Appleton West Terrors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Hortonville had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Kaukauna.
Griffin Jens put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Jens was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kameron Chronis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-7.
Even though they lost, Hortonville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Appleton West put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Oshkosh North as Appleton West made off with an 8-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Appleton West.
Hortonville dropped their record down to 6-8 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Appleton West, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.
Everything went Hortonville's way against Appleton West in their previous matchup back in April as Hortonville made off with a 10-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hortonville 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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