Waunakee is 8-2 against DeForest since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Waunakee Warriors will head out on the road to take on the DeForest Norskies at 5:00 p.m. Waunakee is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Waunakee had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Watertown.
Meanwhile, DeForest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Waunakee. That's two games in a row now that DeForest has lost by exactly five runs.
DeForest got a good showing from Connor Giese, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Giese has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, DeForest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Hermansen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Waunakee's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for DeForest, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Waunakee beat DeForest 7-2 in their previous meeting on Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waunakee 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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