The Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Howards Grove Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Cedar Grove-Belgium is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Cedar Grove-Belgium is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Whitefish Bay just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 9-5 to the Blue Dukes. Cedar Grove-Belgium has struggled against Whitefish Bay recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Jonah Banton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Howards Grove came up short against Brillion on Friday and fell 11-6.
Howards Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Kluck, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Mason Scharl was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Cedar Grove-Belgium's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for Howards Grove, their record is now 6-6-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cedar Grove-Belgium has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Howards Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cedar Grove-Belgium couldn't quite finish off Howards Grove when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 12-10. Can Cedar Grove-Belgium avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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