Batavia won against Roger Bacon last Saturday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Batavia Bulldogs never let the New Richmond Lions onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Batavia as they're now sitting on four straight.
The team relied heavily on Dom Hannah, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Nick Burke, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On New Richmond's side, Carson Kuhlman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks. Kuhlman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Batavia pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for New Richmond, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Batavia will take on Hillsboro at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for New Richmond, they will head out on the road to face off against Western Brown at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Richmond's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Western Brown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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