Green Lake/Princeton put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Markesan Hornets as the Green Lake/Princeton Tigersharks made off with an 11-1 win. This was a revenge match for Green Lake/Princeton, as the team was forced to settle for a 10-3 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Maddux Poock was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Poock has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Poock was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Sonntag, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Grant Bartol was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Green Lake/Princeton's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Markesan, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Green Lake/Princeton will square off against Omro at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Markesan, they will head out on the road to face off against Wayland Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Markesan is facing Wayland Academy at the right time seeing as Wayland Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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