Batavia is 0-10 against New Richmond since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Batavia Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the New Richmond Lions at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Batavia sitting on three straight victories and New Richmond on eight.
Batavia will head into Wednesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Wilmington out 4-2.
Tegan Hughbanks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Batavia's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Keiarah Terrell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, New Richmond put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Ross with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Batavia is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for New Richmond, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Batavia suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to New Richmond in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Batavia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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