Baseball Game Preview: Hamilton Chargers vs. Middleton Cardinals

The Hamilton Chargers will venture away from home to take on the Middleton Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hamilton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Middleton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Hamilton's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Brookfield East by a score of 5-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Cardinals on Thursday. Middleton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Sun Prairie East 2-1.

Middleton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Hamilton, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.