The Horicon Marshmen will face off against the Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Horicon is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Horicon's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Central Wisconsin Christian 15-0. The result was nothing new for the Marshmen, who have now won three matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Horicon let Owen Muche and Jay Graven run wild. Muche went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Graven went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. That stolen base was Muche's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Strieff, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Horicon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Living Word Lutheran nor Lake Country Lutheran made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Timberwolves fell just short of the Lightning by a score of 3-1. The Timberwolves' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Horicon pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Living Word Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Horicon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Living Word Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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