If Green Bay Preble was feeling good off their 13-0 takedown of Sheboygan South last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Green Bay Preble Hornets took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Notre Dame Academy Tritons on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Green Bay Preble in their matchups with Notre Dame Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Peyton Kuehn was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Wyckoff, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Green Bay Preble didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Notre Dame Academy only tossed four.
On Notre Dame Academy's side, Noah Smits spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Christian Collins was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Froelich, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Green Bay Preble's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Notre Dame Academy, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-6.
Green Bay Preble will head out on the road to take on Hortonville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Notre Dame Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Manitowoc Lincoln at 4:30 p.m.
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