The Fond du Lac Cardinals will take on the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Fond du Lac needed a bit of extra time to put away Appleton East. They had just enough and edged out the Patriots 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Greyson Wenger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Wenger was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Gavin Suprenand looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Wenger wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keyton Kilian, who went 1-for-4 with one run.
Meanwhile, Kaukauna narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Franklin 4-3. That's two games straight that the Galloping Ghosts have won by just one run.
Fond du Lac is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Kaukauna, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Fond du Lac couldn't quite get it done against Kaukauna in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 4-1. Will the Cardinals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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