Phoenix
| 05/09/25 @ Arrowhead | 5-6 |
| 05/08/25 @ West Allis Hale | 24-0 |
| 05/06/25 vs West Allis Hale | 4-1 |
| 05/02/25 vs Wauwatosa East | 11-0 |
| 05/01/25 @ Wauwatosa East | 8-2 |
Menomonee Falls dropped their record down to 12-5 on Friday, which also ended the team's ten-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Arrowhead Warhawks by a score of 6-5. If the Phoenix were looking for revenge after losing 9-0 to the Warhawks when the teams met back in April of 2022, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Arrowhead, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For Arrowhead's part, they got a great performance from Finley Birkenstock as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Birkenstock has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Mason Chirafisi and Ollie Corry did most of the damage at the plate: Chirafisi got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Corry went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Chirafisi a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Grady Loper, who went 1-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Menomonee Falls will challenge Marquette University at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Arrowhead, they will take on Muskego at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Warhawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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