The Milan Wildcats will take on the Brookfield Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Milan is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Milan will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Putnam County, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Milan blew past Putnam County 7-1 on Thursday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Emerson Pauley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Amy Pickering was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits.
Meanwhile, Brookfield suffered their closest loss since October 2, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of Gallatin by a score of 5-3. Brookfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Milan has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Brookfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Milan came up short against Brookfield in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 7-2. Can Milan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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