The Wilkie Brewers bats are showing no signs of slowing down.
Two days after winning their second straight provincial title, the Brewers had another dominant performance at the place in Wilkie Tuesday night as they cruised to a 12-2 win in five-and-a-half innings over the Standard Hill Lakers in Game 1 of the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League final.
"We were definitely hot coming into the game with our bats and we knew it," Brewers third baseman Rob Cey said. "We stayed loose out there and we were able to keep up our strong hitting."
In front of a large crowd that also included a healthy contingent of Lakers supporters, the Brewers came out of the gates strong as they scored five runs in the first inning and doubled their lead to a 10-0 cushion in the second frame.
"They had a few struggles out there in the field and that's something we took advantage of early," Cey said.
"That was something we also did last weekend in Rosetown. You have to capitalize on those chances when you can."
Cey brought home three runs on a pair of singles to lead the way on offence. Cody Wilgenbusch, Jason Schell and Ryan Cey each had a pair of RBI's while Bye Braun rounded out the scoring on a sacrifice fly.
The Brewers now have a chance to win their first league title since 2008 on Wednesday night when they visit the Lakers in Silver Lake.
"With the way their fans travelled here to Wilkie I expect that it's going to be loud at their park," Cey said. "We're expecting them to push us a little more than they did today but hopefully we can come out strong once again."
A third and deciding game, if needed, will take place in Wilkie next Tuesday.
