Brodhead is 9-1 against Edgerton since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crimson Tide at 5:00 p.m. Brodhead is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Brodhead proved they can win big on Friday (they won by six) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Clinton 3-1. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won eight in a row.
Ava Risum
| 05/06/25 @ Clinton | 2 |
| 05/02/25 @ East Troy | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Whitewater | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Clinton | 1 |
| 04/25/24 @ Turner | 1 |
Ava Risum made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
Risum wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tatum Ceslok, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Edgerton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They came up short against Big Foot, falling 12-2.
Brodhead pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Edgerton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Everything went Brodhead's way against Edgerton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Brodhead made off with a 13-0 win. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Crimson Tide have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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