The Monona Grove Silver Eagles will head out to square off against the Oregon Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monona Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Monona Grove fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Beaver Dam on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Beavers by a score of 5-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Silver Eagles in their meetings with the Golden Beavers: they've now lost six in a row.
Brooklyn Vanden Branden
| 04/22/25 vs Beaver Dam | 9 |
| 04/17/25 @ Fort Atkinson | 9 |
| 04/15/25 @ Watertown | 6 |
| 04/14/25 vs Janesville Craig | 11 |
| 04/12/25 @ Beloit Memorial | 7 |
Brooklyn Vanden Branden spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaleia Knothe was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Addison Veith was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Oregon put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Fort Atkinson with a sharp 12-1 victory. Considering the Panthers have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Monona Grove now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Oregon, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Monona Grove suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Oregon when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Silver Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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