New Berlin West fell victim to South Milwaukee and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to the South Milwaukee Rockets. New Berlin West has not had much luck with South Milwaukee recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For South Milwaukee's part, Ellie Brzek made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Brzek was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, South Milwaukee got a massive performance out of Sophie Lessard, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Emily Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI.
New Berlin West's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for South Milwaukee, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
New Berlin West will head out on the road to square off against Wisconsin Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Wisconsin Lutheran's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so New Berlin West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Milwaukee, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Milwaukee Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. South Milwaukee is facing Milwaukee Lutheran at the right time seeing as Milwaukee Lutheran is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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