The Central Wisconsin Christian Crusaders will challenge the Reedsville Panthers on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Central Wisconsin Christian is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since May 1st on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Hilbert. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Reedsville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against New Holstein, sneaking past 3-2.
Lucas Lodel made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Logan Maertz looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
Lodel wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben Prochnow, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
Reedsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Central Wisconsin Christian, their record now sits at 8-13.
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