The Menomonee Falls Phoenix are taking a road trip to square off against the Arrowhead Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Menomonee Falls is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Menomonee Falls is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West Allis Hale a 24-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Phoenix have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Arrowhead fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mukwonago on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The Warhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cam Carter was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Arrowhead got a big performance out of PJ Hamel, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Colton Topp was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Menomonee Falls pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Arrowhead, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
Menomonee Falls suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Arrowhead when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can the Phoenix avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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