Softball Recap: Brodhead picks up tenth straight win on the road

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 11:54pm

Softball Recap: Brodhead Cardinals vs. Edgerton Crimson Tide

Brodhead put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Edgerton Crimson Tide onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. Considering Brodhead has won eight games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Ava Risum was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Risum has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Risum was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Allie Dahl was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Tessa Kloepping was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.

Brodhead pushed their record up to 12-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Edgerton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.

Brodhead will head out on the road to challenge Jefferson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jefferson: 1.4, Brodhead: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Edgerton, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against East Troy at 5:00 p.m. Edgerton is facing East Troy at the right time seeing as East Troy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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