The Hamilton Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Mukwonago Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hamilton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Mukwonago will come in with ten straight victories.
Hamilton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Germantown, who was ranked seventh at the time (Hamilton was ranked 12th). The Chargers fell just short of the Warhawks by a score of 4-3 on Saturday.
Oconomowoc typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Mukwonago proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raccoons, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted against the Raccoons since June 1, 2021.
Easton Ahrens looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Mukwonago let Isaac Teisl and Tristan Wojciechowski run wild. Teisl went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Wojciechowski got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Those two RBI gave Teisl a new career-high.
Mukwonago's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
Hamilton might still be hurting after the 15-7 loss they got from Mukwonago in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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