
Pirates
04/25/25 vs Wauwatosa East | 18 |
04/14/25 vs Nicolet | 11 |
04/10/25 @ Whitefish Bay | 11 |
04/24/25 @ Grafton | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Port Washington). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wauwatosa East Red Raiders an 18-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Pirates have won four matchups by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Hope Gilhooly, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Maile Thompson, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
Port Washington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory made it two in a row for Port Washington and bumps their season record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Wauwatosa East, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Port Washington has already played their next contest, an 18-0 victory against Fond du Lac on the 25th. As for Wauwatosa East, they will be taking part in a tournament against Manitowoc Lincoln at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Ships have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.1 runs per game on average), something the Red Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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