DeForest and Beaver Dam are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The DeForest Norskies will head out on the road to face off against the Beaver Dam Golden Beavers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, DeForest narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Monona Grove 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for DeForest.
Payton Steffen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, DeForest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reagan Oughton, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Beaver Dam put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Waunakee a 6-0 shutout. Considering Beaver Dam has won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
DeForest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Beaver Dam, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
DeForest might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Beaver Dam in their previous meeting back in April. Can DeForest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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