After a string of four wins, Verona's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Middleton Cardinals by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this season in which Verona was not able to get on the board.
For Middleton's part, not much got past Megan Button, who gave up just three hits to keep Verona off the board. Button has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Verona's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Middleton, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Verona will head out on the road to take on Sun Prairie at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Verona's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Sun Prairie's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Middleton, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Sun Prairie East at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sun Prairie East: 2.7, Middleton: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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