Amherst dropped their record down to 8-3 on Friday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They lost 11-0 to the Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers. The Falcons were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Chargers' pitchers proved too tough.
As for Wittenberg-Birnamwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games.
For Wittenberg-Birnamwood's part, they got a great performance from Chris Sippl as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Sippl has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Owen Dickman, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Connor Meverden was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Coming up, Amherst will challenge Pacelli at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cardinals will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Falcons surely won't give up without a fight. As for Wittenberg-Birnamwood, they will take on Weyauwega-Fremont at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Chargers are facing the Warhawks at the right time seeing as the Warhawks are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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