Western Brown is 8-2 against New Richmond since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Western Brown Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the New Richmond Lions at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Western Brown comes in on ten and New Richmond on four.
Western Brown can't be too worried about heading out to take on New Richmond: they just beat Batavia at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Western Brown came out on top against Batavia by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, New Richmond narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mount Notre Dame 7-6.
Piper Willis was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Willis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kiera Kirk, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Lilly Summerville, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Western Brown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for New Richmond, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Western Brown came out on top in a nail-biter against New Richmond in their previous matchup last Tuesday, sneaking past 16-15. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kirk, who went 5-for-6 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Western Brown still be able to contain Kirk? There's only one way to find out.
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