The Neenah Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Oshkosh West Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neenah is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Neenah took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Kimberly 12-11. Neenah's victory was all the more impressive since Kimberly was averaging only 3.11 runs allowed on the season.
Adam Lorrig tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Carlson, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Ethan Van Dyke was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Oshkosh West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hortonville.
Neenah has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Oshkosh West, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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