The Union Grove Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Middleton Cardinals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Union Grove got the win against Burlington by a conclusive 11-1.
Kody Hage spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Matthew Gruber was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Leo Weist, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Union Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Middleton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Purgolders with a sharp 12-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Union Grove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Middleton, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Union Grove's way against Middleton when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Union Grove made off with an 8-1 win. Will the Broncos repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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