The Horicon Marshmen will venture away from home to face off against the Winnebago Lutheran Academy Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Horicon will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
On Friday, Horicon got the win against Random Lake by a conclusive 9-3. The result was nothing new for the Marshmen, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Reed Vorlob made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Ethan Strieff was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Laytin Krueger, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Winnebago Lutheran Academy made easy work of Howards Grove on Friday and carried off a 13-2 win. The matchup marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season.
Horicon pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Winnebago Lutheran Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season.
Horicon suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Winnebago Lutheran Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Can the Marshmen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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