Dodgeville has gone a perfect 5-0 against Wisconsin Heights recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Dodgers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vanguards at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dodgeville has six straight wins, Wisconsin Heights has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Dodgeville needed a bit of extra time to put away Lancaster. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Flying Arrows.
Ava Lord made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 8.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Lord was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Tommi Crubaugh
| 05/13/25 vs Lancaster | 3 |
| 05/09/25 @ Iowa-Grant | 2 |
| 05/14/24 @ Sauk Prairie | 2 |
| 05/07/24 vs Platteville | 2 |
| 04/19/24 vs Belmont | 2 |
In other batting news, Tommi Crubaugh was excellent, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Heights didn't have quite enough to beat Fennimore on Tuesday and fell 6-4.
Wisconsin Heights saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Sutherland, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Dodgeville pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Wisconsin Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Wisconsin Heights' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Dodgeville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Wisconsin Heights, though, as they've only averaged .247. Will they be able to contain Dodgeville's hitters?
Everything went Dodgeville's way against Wisconsin Heights in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Dodgeville made off with an 11-5 win. Will the Dodgers repeat their success, or do the Vanguards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
