South Milwaukee is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Franklin is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Rockets will welcome the Sabers at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Milwaukee 2.1, Franklin 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South Milwaukee's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Cudahy with a sharp 26-0 win. Considering the Rockets have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Makenzie Paprocki
| 05/08/25 @ Cudahy | 4 |
| 04/25/25 vs Brown Deer | 2 |
| 04/24/25 @ New Berlin West | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Brown Deer | 2 |
| 05/02/25 vs Greenfield | 1 |
Makenzie Paprocki was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Amber Helgren and Ava Dziondziakowski did most of the damage at the plate: Helgren got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles, while Dziondziakowski went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those two doubles gave Helgren a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mickayla McCray, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Franklin faced Oak Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Sabers came out on top against the Knights by a score of 6-1. The victory continues a trend for the Sabers in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won three in a row.
South Milwaukee's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Franklin, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
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