The New Berlin West Vikings will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings at 4:30 p.m.
New Berlin West's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against South Milwaukee on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to the Rockets. New Berlin West has struggled against South Milwaukee recently, as their match on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Lutheran got themselves on the board against Greenfield on Thursday, but Greenfield never followed suit. They came out on top against the Hustlin' Hawks by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wisconsin Lutheran.
Sydney Vitangcol was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. Vitangcol has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Vitangcol was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Vitangcol wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Koschnitzke, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
New Berlin West's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Wisconsin Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
New Berlin West came up short against Wisconsin Lutheran in their previous matchup last Monday, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vitangcol, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. Now that New Berlin West knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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