It was a good run, but Waupun unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning by a score of 3-1. Waupun was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Lake Country Lutheran's pitcher proved too tough.
Jake Krueger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Evan Sauer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two doubles.
On Lake Country Lutheran's side, Jack Poellot made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Poellot has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Poellot was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Poellot wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Skrzypchak, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Having lost for the first time this season, Waupun fell to 8-1. As for Lake Country Lutheran, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Waupun will be playing in front of their home fans against Kewaskum at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lake Country Lutheran, they will head out on the road to take on Brookfield Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookfield Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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