Baseball Game Preview: Watertown Goslings vs. Badger Badgers

The Watertown Goslings will challenge the Badger Badgers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Watertown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Badger's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Watertown is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They fell 5-1 to Milton.

Meanwhile, Badger earned a 5-2 win over Wilmot on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Badgers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won eight in a row.

Troy Hibbard looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, Zach Walton was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Ryan McCarthy, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

Badger pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Watertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.