The New London-Spicer Wildcats will challenge the Watertown-Mayer Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. New London-Spicer will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
New London-Spicer's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Annandale by a score of 4-0.
The result came thanks to Logan Swenson's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Cole Laughlin was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted over his last six matches. Nolan Johnson was another key player, earning two runs and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Watertown-Mayer ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Central 5-4.
Noah Leuthner and Noah Weinzierl were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Leuthner pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Weinzierl didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. Leuthner also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Watertown-Mayer is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 5-6 otherwise. At bat, Leuthner went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double, while Weinzierl got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Watertown-Mayer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for New London-Spicer, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
New London-Spicer took their victory against Watertown-Mayer when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 17-7 score. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Royals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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