Monona Grove has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Watertown Goslings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Monona Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Watertown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, everything went Monona Grove's way against Watertown as Monona Grove made off with an 11-4 victory.
For Watertown's part, Ashton Johnson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Johnson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Watertown saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Calvin Hurtgen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Hurtgen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Monona Grove has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Watertown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
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