The Shawano Community Hawks will head out to challenge the Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Shawano Community earned a 7-3 victory over West De Pere. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Meanwhile, Wittenberg-Birnamwood waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Chiefs with a sharp 10-2 win. Considering the Chargers have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood got a great performance from Arianna Inderdahl as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Inderdahl has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brieleigh Ladika, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and four runs. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. Sophia Lemieux was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matchups.
Shawano Community's record now sits at 12-10. As for Wittenberg-Birnamwood, their record is now 14-9.
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