Baseball Game Preview: Burlington Demons vs. Badger Badgers

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Previous Games

04/11/24 - Away	8-9 L
04/08/24 - Home	1-5 L
05/11/23 - Away	3-2 W
05/09/23 - Home	9-6 W
05/12/22 - Home	2-1 W
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Burlington has gone 8-2 against Badger recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Demons will take on the Badgers at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Burlington took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Kettle Moraine, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Demons had just enough and edged out the Lasers 8-6.

Trey Kerkhoff made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kerkhoff was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.

Kerkhoff wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Tomczyk, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jake Dummer was another, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Badger got themselves on the board against Delavan-Darien on Saturday, but Delavan-Darien never followed suit. They blew past the Comets 6-0. The victory continues a trend for the Badgers in their matchups with the Comets: they've now won four in a row.

Like Burlington, Badger also got a great game from a two-way player: Riley Lussmyer. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Lussmyer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Connor Kavanaugh looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew O'Grady, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gavin Stewart, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.

Badger kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Delavan-Darien only managed two hits.