The Waterloo Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Glarus Glarner Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Waterloo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Necedah a 14-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Waterloo considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Keegan Lauersdorf made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Lauersdorf has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lauersdorf was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jon Sampo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Trevor Firari was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Glarus waltzed into their match last Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They won by a run and slipped past the Bluejays 6-5. That's two games straight that New Glarus has won by just one run.
Waterloo's victory bumped their record up to 15-8-1. As for New Glarus, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
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