The Dodgeville Dodgers will venture away from home to square off against the River Valley Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Janesville Parker hit Dodgeville with a seven-run third inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Dodgers fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Dodgers have suffered since April 23rd.
Meanwhile, River Valley came up short against Lancaster on Friday and fell 6-2. The loss continues a trend for the Blackhawks in their meetings with the Flying Arrows: they've now lost four in a row.
River Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyllie Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Lola Greene also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Dodgeville, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Dodgeville couldn't quite get it done against River Valley when the teams last played back in April as they fell 7-3. Can the Dodgers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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