Menomonee Falls is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Germantown is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Menomonee Falls Phoenix will take on the Germantown Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Menomonee Falls beats Germantown with nine runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Menomonee Falls' pitchers stepped up to hand Wauwatosa East a 9-0 shutout on Thursday.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Germantown made sure to put some runs up on the board against Brookfield East on Monday. Germantown was the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Brookfield East.
Kendal Thomas tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Maddy Balsiger and Kayla Preiss did most of the damage at the plate: Balsiger scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Preiss scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kennedy Bennett was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Menomonee Falls' victory bumped their record up to 15-4-1. As for Germantown, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Everything went Menomonee Falls' way against Germantown when the teams last played back in April as Menomonee Falls made off with a 23-6 win. Will Menomonee Falls repeat their success, or does Germantown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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