Wilmot has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will challenge the Beloit Memorial Purple Knights at 4:30 p.m. Beloit Memorial took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Wilmot, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Wilmot narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past New Berlin Eisenhower 3-2.
Wilmot got a great performance from Owen Poepping as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Wilmot saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Walkanoff, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Beloit Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 15-5 loss at the hands of Wilmot.
The win got Wilmot back to even at 2-2. As for Beloit Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Wilmot's way against Beloit Memorial when the teams last played on Monday as Wilmot made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmot since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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