Germantown is 0-8 against Menomonee Falls since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Germantown Warhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Menomonee Falls Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Germantown is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Pius XI Catholic on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Germantown considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Lucas Frank looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Germantown let Colyn Lessila and Ryan Ferguson loose on the outfield. Lessila scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Ferguson scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Lessila has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Grady Cheever, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Menomonee Falls came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Red Raiders with a sharp 10-1 win.
Germantown pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Menomonee Falls, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Germantown came up short against Menomonee Falls in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-0. Can Germantown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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