The Slinger Owls will be playing at home against the Homestead Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Slinger will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Slinger didn't have quite enough to beat Cedarburg and fell 4-2.
Slinger got a good showing from Nathan Miller, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Chase Leverance and Blake Johnson did some serious damage despite the final result: Leverance scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Johnson went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Homestead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 4-1 to Hartford.
Slinger's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Homestead, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Slinger has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Homestead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Slinger might still be hurting after the 12-6 defeat they got from Homestead when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Homestead's Paul Nuetzel, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Slinger knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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