Silver Eagles
| 04/15/25 @ Watertown | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Janesville Craig | 7 |
| 04/12/25 @ Beloit Memorial | 3 |
| 04/12/25 @ Edgerton | 21 |
| 04/10/25 vs Waunakee | 7 |
| + 3 more games |
The Monona Grove Silver Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Fort Atkinson Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monona Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Monona Grove easily dispatched Janesville Craig on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Silver Eagles fell just short of Watertown by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. The Silver Eagles have struggled against the Goslings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Brooklyn Vanden Branden was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Monona Grove saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Hanson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base was Hanson's first of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Fort Atkinson was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to DeForest. The game marked the Blackhawks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Monona Grove's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-4. As for Fort Atkinson, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Monona Grove beat Fort Atkinson 10-7 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Silver Eagles 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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