The West Bend East Suns will head out on the road to take on the Hartford Orioles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, West Bend East gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past West Bend West 7-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Bend East.
Mason Roell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Roell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Roell was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Walsh, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Hartford came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 7-1 victory.
Like West Bend East, Hartford also got a great game from a two-way player: Brandon Pohl. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Pohl was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Brady Helms was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Brady Lausten was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
West Bend East's record now sits at 15-7. As for Hartford, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
West Bend East might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Hartford in their previous matchup back in April. Can West Bend East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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