The De Pere Redbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Pulaski Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. De Pere is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
De Pere stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on Notre Dame Academy with a sharp 9-0 victory.
Not much got past Landon Raygo, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Notre Dame Academy off the board. Raygo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Easton Arendt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Axel Donaldson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Pulaski lost 8-1 to Manitowoc Lincoln on Saturday. Pulaski has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
De Pere's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Pulaski, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. De Pere has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pulaski struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
De Pere couldn't quite finish off Pulaski when the teams last played back in April and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pulaski's Logan Shultz, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Now that De Pere 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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