Softball Game Preview: Fort Atkinson Blackhawks vs. Oregon Panthers

Blackhawks

Runs

04/21/25 vs Cambridge	5
04/17/25 vs Monona Grove	5
04/15/25 @ DeForest	2
04/14/25 vs Johnson Creek	10
04/11/25 vs McFarland	12
+ 3 more games

The Fort Atkinson Blackhawks will take on the Oregon Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Atkinson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

While Fort Atkinson's victory against Cambridge wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Blackhawks skirted past the Bluejays 5-3.

Lauren Wessels was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Guth, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Oregon put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Beaver Dam a 4-0 shutout. Those four runs were actually the fewest the Panthers have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.

Oregon's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Atkinson, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

Fort Atkinson suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Oregon in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Blackhawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.