Softball Preview: Baraboo Thunderbirds vs. Portage Warriors
Baraboo and Portage are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Baraboo Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Portage Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Baraboo will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against McFarland on Tuesday. Baraboo blew past McFarland 16-2.
Meanwhile, Portage had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Spartans.
Mya Bolgrien was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Brom, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Baraboo now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for Portage, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
Baraboo came out on top in a nail-biter against Portage when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 9-8. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Portage's Ally Saloun, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Baraboo still be able to contain Saloun? There's only one way to find out.
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