The Beaver Dam Golden Beavers will head out to square off against the DeForest Norskies at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Waunakee hit Beaver Dam with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Golden Beavers took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. That's two games in a row now that the Golden Beavers have lost by exactly three runs.
Emma Julka was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Julka was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Julka wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mady Bryant, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, DeForest had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged out Monona Grove 3-2.
DeForest's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Beaver Dam, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-5.
Beaver Dam took their victory against DeForest in their previous matchup on April 10th by a conclusive 25-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Beavers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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