Baseball Recap: Cedar Grove-Belgium Wins Going Away Against Oostburg

Cedar Grove-Belgium had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Oostburg on Thursday. The Rockets put the hurt on the Flying Dutchmen with a sharp 12-2 win. The victory continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Flying Dutchmen: they've now won four in a row.

Griffin Knight made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit and allowing only one earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Knight was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.

Connor Waters

Hits (Career)

04/24/25 @ Oostburg	3
04/17/25 @ Howards Grove	2
04/15/25 vs Oostburg	2
04/25/24 vs Random Lake	2
04/19/24 @ Ozaukee	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Connor Waters, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brayden Oelhafen, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run.

Cedar Grove-Belgium was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oostburg only posted a batting average of .056.

Cedar Grove-Belgium's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Oostburg, they moved to 5-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Cedar Grove-Belgium wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 6-5 win against Adams-Friendship on the 26th. As for Oostburg, they have also already played their next contest, an 11-4 defeat against Sheboygan North on the 25th.