The Whitehall Norse will venture away from home to challenge the Augusta Beavers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Whitehall has seven straight wins, Augusta has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Whitehall will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Arcadia, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Norse beat the Raiders on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-3.
Riley Herman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Herman was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.
In other batting news, Mason Pientok was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Deacon Steig was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Augusta fell victim to Melrose-Mindoro and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 13-0.
Whitehall pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Augusta, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Whitehall took their victory against Augusta in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 12-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Norse since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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