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| 05/08/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/08/25 - Away | 4-8 L |
| 05/13/24 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 04/08/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 05/09/23 - Away | 3-4 L |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Fond du Lac ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Appleton East Patriots 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Greyson Wenger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Wenger was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Gavin Suprenand looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Wenger wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keyton Kilian, who went 1-for-4 with one run.
Fond du Lac is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Appleton East, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Fond du Lac will square off against rival Kaukauna at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cardinals 3.6, the Galloping Ghosts 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Appleton East is set to challenge their familiar foe Oshkosh West at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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