The Platteville Hillmen will venture away from home to square off against the East Dubuque Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. East Dubuque took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Platteville, who comes in off a win.
Platteville took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Sauk Prairie by a score of 7-2.
Mikala Schnering made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Schnering was also big at the plate, earning one run and two stolen bases.
Gabby Key
| 05/01/25 vs Sauk Prairie | 4 |
| 04/03/25 @ Potosi/Cassville | 3 |
| 04/20/24 vs Viroqua | 3 |
| 04/08/24 @ Sauk Prairie | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Pecatonica | 2 |
In other batting news, Gabby Key was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Lainee Pickel also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Platteville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sauk Prairie struck out 12 times.
Meanwhile, East Dubuque unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morrison.
East Dubuque saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Welp, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Platteville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for East Dubuque, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Platteville was able to grind out a solid win over East Dubuque when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 6-3. Do the Hillmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
