The Pewaukee Pirates will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pewaukee can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Howards Grove. While fans of Pewaukee might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Cedar Grove-Belgium had just enough and edged Sheboygan Area Lutheran out 4-2 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cedar Grove-Belgium.
Brayden Oelhafen made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Oelhafen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Oelhafen wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Schmitz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Pewaukee's victory bumped their record up to 17-2. As for Cedar Grove-Belgium, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Everything went Pewaukee's way against Cedar Grove-Belgium in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Pewaukee made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pewaukee since the team 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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