The Howards Grove Tigers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Howards Grove came up short against Brillion and fell 11-6.
Howards Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Kluck, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Scharl, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Cedar Grove-Belgium's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Whitefish Bay. Cedar Grove-Belgium has not had much luck with Whitefish Bay recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jonah Banton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Howards Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1. As for Cedar Grove-Belgium, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Howards Grove has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cedar Grove-Belgium struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Howards Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Cedar Grove-Belgium in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 12-10. Does Howards Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cedar Grove-Belgium turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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