Slinger is 8-2 against West Bend East since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Slinger Owls will look to defend their home field against the West Bend East Suns at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Slinger came up short against Hartford and fell 10-6. Slinger has struggled against Hartford recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Connor Van Someren was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Macay Wagner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chase Leverance, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
West Bend East lost 12-4 to Hartford on Wednesday.
West Bend East saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victor Gurrola, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Dominic Richlin was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Slinger's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for West Bend East, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
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