The Kewaskum Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the West Bend West Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kewaskum is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
Kewaskum proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Kiel 3-2. The game was the first time the Indians have beaten the Raiders on their field since May 27, 2017.
Kyle Haim
| 05/23/25 @ Kiel | 2 |
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Kyle Haim spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kewaskum's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Everett Donath, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Andrew Reichert was another, going 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, West Bend West hadn't done well against Whitefish Bay recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Blue Dukes. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by just one run.
Brody Renk tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Kewaskum pushed their record up to 20-4-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for West Bend West, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
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