The Wild Rose Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Port Edwards Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wild Rose has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Port Edwards will arrive with seven straight wins.
Wild Rose lost 12-3 to Rosholt last Monday.
Meanwhile, Port Edwards stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Tri-County with a sharp 15-4 victory.
Max Michels was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Michels has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Michels was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Port Edwards let Hayden Hewitt and Erik Mock loose on the outfield. Hewitt scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Mock scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Schumer, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Wild Rose's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Port Edwards, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Wild Rose might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Port Edwards when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Port Edwards' Carson Orheim, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Wild Rose knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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