Dodgeville is 9-1 against Richland Center since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Dodgers are taking a road trip to take on the Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Richland Center took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Dodgeville, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Dodgeville narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past New Glarus 5-4.
Boone Rickard
| 05/19/25 vs New Glarus | 5 |
| 04/28/25 @ Mineral Point | 4 |
| 05/13/25 @ East Dubuque | 3 |
| 04/25/25 vs Richland Center | 2 |
| 05/17/25 vs Portage | 1 |
Boone Rickard tossed a big game, tossing 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Dodgeville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Hesseling, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Joey Honerbaum also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Richland Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 9-2 to Viroqua. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Hornets have suffered since May 13, 2024.
Dodgeville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That somehow still isn't as good as their 16-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Richland Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Dodgeville came out on top in a nail-biter against Richland Center in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dodgers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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