Slinger is 1-9 against Hartford since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Slinger Owls will be playing at home against the Hartford Orioles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Slinger beats Hartford with five runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Slinger narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past West Bend West 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Slinger.
Will Baumhardt tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kaleb Burkel was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Blake Johnson was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, Hartford came tearing into Wednesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over the Suns.
Braycen Burg looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, R.J. Thomae was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carter Kutz, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Slinger's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Hartford, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Slinger came up short against Hartford in their previous meeting back in April, falling 9-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burg, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Slinger knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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