The Germantown Warhawks will head out on the road to challenge the West Allis Hale Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Germantown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so West Allis Hale's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Germantown is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wauwatosa East just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Red Raiders by a score of 3-2.
Germantown got a good showing from Lucas Frank, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Frank has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, West Allis Hale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brookfield East. That's two games in a row now that the Huskies have lost by exactly three runs.
Brayden Paucek was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Schaning, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Germantown's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for West Allis Hale, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Germantown was able to grind out a solid victory over West Allis Hale when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 9-6. Will the Warhawks repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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