The New Glarus Glarner Knights will face off against the Mineral Point Pointers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. New Glarus will be strutting in after a victory while Mineral Point will be coming in after a loss.
New Glarus is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Waterloo 13-3 on Thursday. The Glarner Knights have beaten the Pirates the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Pirates has come to flipping the script.
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Patrick Alt tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, New Glarus let Nolan Julseth and Ethan Colstad run wild. Julseth got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI, while Colstad went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most runs Julseth has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Kamm Nehmer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs.
New Glarus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mineral Point fell victim to Fennimore and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 8-0. The Pointers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Mineral Point's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for New Glarus, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
New Glarus came out on top in a nail-biter against Mineral Point when the teams last played on May 5th, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Glarner Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pointers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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