The Waupaca Comets will head out on the road to square off against the Freedom Irish at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Waupaca is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Thursday, Waupaca came up short against Little Chute and fell 8-3.
Waupaca saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Williams, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Freedom had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Spartans 4-2.
Waupaca's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Freedom, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Waupaca might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Freedom when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Waupaca avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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