The Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Slinger Owls at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Whitefish Bay's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on West Bend East with a sharp 11-0 win. That looming 11-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Whitefish Bay yet this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Slinger, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Homestead by a score of 4-0 on Wednesday.
Matthew Retzlaff and Will Baumhardt dominated on the mound. Retzlaff didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched, while Baumhardt tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Baumhardt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Slinger let Blake Johnson and Chase Leverance loose on the outfield. Johnson scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Leverance scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mason Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Whitefish Bay has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Slinger, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Whitefish Bay came out on top in a nail-biter against Slinger when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Will Whitefish Bay repeat their success, or does Slinger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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