Baseball Game Preview: Badger Badgers vs. Wilmot Panthers

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04/06/26 - Home	8-4 W
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05/23/24 - Away	8-7 W
05/20/24 - Home	10-9 W
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Badger has gone 9-1 against Wilmot recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Badgers will take on the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Badger is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

If Badger beats Wilmot with eight runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Badgers' pitchers stepped up to hand East Troy an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Wilmot, as they earned their first away win of the season. They blew past Catholic Central 11-3 on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Hilltoppers: they've now won three in a row.

Jack Dzierzanowski looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Michael McCormick, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Watson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

Badger's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Wilmot, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.

Badger was able to grind out a solid win over Wilmot in their previous matchup on Monday, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Badgers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.