Hortonville is 9-1 against Neenah since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hortonville Polar Bears will stay at home for another game and welcome the Neenah Rockets at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Hortonville had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Kaukauna.
Griffin Jens was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Jens was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kameron Chronis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-7.
Even though they lost, Hortonville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Neenah started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Oshkosh North. They lost 9-2 to the Spartans on Wednesday. Neenah has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Neenah saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Van Dyke, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hortonville dropped their record down to 6-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Neenah, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6.
Hortonville beat Neenah 4-1 in their previous matchup back in April. Will Hortonville repeat their success, or does Neenah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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