After four games on the road, Slinger is heading back home. They will take on the West Bend West Spartans at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Slinger is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Nicolet on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-2 walloping at the hands of the Knights. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Slinger has scored all season.
Slinger got a good showing from Nathan Miller, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Chase Leverance was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two triples. Another player making a difference was Macay Wagner, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Bend West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of West Bend East by a score of 9-8. One positive for West Bend West, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Slinger has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for West Bend West, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Slinger's way against West Bend West when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Slinger made off with a 9-1 win. Does Slinger have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Bend West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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