The New Glarus Glarner Knights will head out to take on the Poynette Pumas at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. New Glarus will be strutting in after a win while Poynette will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, New Glarus needed a bit of extra time to put away Marshall. They had just enough and edged out the Cardinals 3-2.
Nolan Julseth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Julseth was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Landon Stelter was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Poynette was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Adams-Friendship, falling 9-2.
Poynette saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Webster, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Those hits marked the first that Webster got this season.
New Glarus' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Poynette, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
New Glarus couldn't quite get it done against Poynette in their previous matchup back in April of 2017 as they fell 7-3. Can the Glarner Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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