After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Bend West, West Bend East was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the St. Mary's Springs Ledgers 4-2. For West Bend East, this counts as revenge for the 5-1 defeat St. Mary's Springs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2022.
For St. Mary's Springs' part, Gracie Konkol was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Konkol has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Konkol was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Aubrey Hafermann made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
West Bend East has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for St. Mary's Springs, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Bend East will take on Hartford at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. West Bend East is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for St. Mary's Springs, they will square off against Mayville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mayville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so St. Mary's Springs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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