The Slinger Owls will head out on the road to square off against the Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Slinger took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Homestead onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Matthew Retzlaff and Will Baumhardt dominated on the mound. Retzlaff didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched, while Baumhardt tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Baumhardt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Slinger let Blake Johnson and Chase Leverance loose on the outfield. Johnson scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Leverance scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mason Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Whitefish Bay made sure to put some runs up on the board against West Bend East on Wednesday. Whitefish Bay was the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over West Bend East. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Whitefish Bay this season.
Slinger pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Whitefish Bay, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Slinger couldn't quite finish off Whitefish Bay when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Slinger avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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