Interwald is at 7-0 Everest ….
Interwald is at 7-0 Everest Friday for a 7 p.m. first pitch.
Rib Lake fell to 6-3 and sits in third place in the division. The Osprey head to second-place Wausau (5-2) for a 1:30 p.m. game on Sunday at Wausau West High School. Wausau also hosts winless Spirit at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Wausau sweeps
Speaking of Wausau, the River Hawks swept the Medford Moondogs in a Saturday afternoon doubleheader held at JC Field.
A two-run home run pulled to rightfi eld by John Roberts in the third inning was the difference in Wausau’s 4-2 win in the first seven-inning game. It erased a 2-1 Medford lead and was really the only blemish for Moondogs pitcher Brett Paul, who struck out nine batters, walked none and hit two while allowing eight hits.
Ty Cook tripled to lead off the game and scored on an error, but Medford took its lone lead in the bottom of the first when Trenton Woebbeking was hit by a two-out pitch from Ryan Schaefer and stole second, Max Dietzman walked and moved to second on a wild pitch and both scored on Paul’s bloop hit to right-center.
It stayed 3-2 until Wausau scored an unearned run in the seventh. Schaefer struck out nine Moondogs and allowed just four hits, two of which came from Paul. A diving catch by leftfielder Brandon Bobert in the bottom of the third robbed Trent Klemm of a run-scoring hit and the sacrifice fly was lost on a disputed call as it was ruled Woebbeking had left third base early and was doubled off to end the inning.
Playing as the home team, Wausau took game two 7-3 to complete the sweep. The River Hawks stayed two games behind Everest in the division standings. Everest’s game at Spirit Sunday was postponed.