South Milwaukee has been on the road for six straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Greenfield Hustlin' Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. South Milwaukee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season.
South Milwaukee will face Greenfield after dropping another heartbreaker against Whitnall on Thursday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. South Milwaukee took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Whitnall. South Milwaukee has not had much luck with Whitnall recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Ellie Brzek put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Brzek has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brzek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Brzek wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Lessard, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Greenfield entered their tilt with Waukesha South with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the Blackshirts on Saturday. Considering Greenfield has won four matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
South Milwaukee's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Greenfield, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
South Milwaukee took their win against Greenfield when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 15-4. Does South Milwaukee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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