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| 04/30/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/11/24 - Away | 20-0 W |
| 04/25/23 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 13-0 W |
| 04/26/22 - Away | 5-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Brodhead is 8-2 against Clinton since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cardinals will host the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Brodhead 3.6, Clinton 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Brodhead didn't have quite enough to beat Turner and fell 3-2. The matchup marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Brodhead saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tatum Ceslok, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Kennedy Zimmerman also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
While Clinton didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past Big Foot 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Andie Bell made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
This is the second loss in a row for Brodhead and nudges their season record down to 3-2. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Clinton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Brodhead has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Clinton struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Brodhead skirted past Clinton 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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