Baseball Game Preview: Jefferson on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 2:16am

Baseball Preview: Jefferson Eagles vs. Brodhead/Juda Cardinals

Jefferson is 8-1-1 against Brodhead/Juda since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jefferson Eagles will be playing at home against the Brodhead/Juda Cardinals at 4:45 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jefferson comes in on four and Brodhead/Juda on three.

On Thursday, Jefferson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Monroe.

Drew Peterson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Peterson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Aidan Kammer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tyler Schroedl, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Brodhead/Juda narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Dodgeville 5-4.

Jefferson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Brodhead/Juda, they now have a winning record of 6-5.

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