The West Bend West Spartans will take on the Kewaskum Indians at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
West Bend West will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Whitefish Bay, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Blue Dukes on Friday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by just one run.
Brody Renk
| 05/23/25 vs Whitefish Bay | 6 |
| 05/12/25 @ Port Washington | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Hartford | 3 |
| 05/08/24 @ Grafton | 2 |
| 04/29/24 vs Nicolet | 2 |
Brody Renk tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, West Bend West saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Wertz, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Kewaskum entered their tilt with Kiel on Friday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Raiders. The game was the first time the Indians have beaten the Raiders on their field since May 27, 2017.
Kyle Haim spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Kewaskum pushed their record up to 20-4-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for West Bend West, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8.
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