Jefferson is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Poynette is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jefferson Eagles will take on the Poynette Pumas at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jefferson: 1.7, Poynette: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jefferson is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Fort Atkinson (and have done all season long). Jefferson put the hurt on Fort Atkinson with a sharp 12-2 win on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Jefferson considering their one-run performance the game before.
Aeryn Messmann and Breleigh Mengel made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Messmann tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Mengel tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Messmann scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Mengel went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Fairfield, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Poynette beat Waupun 6-2 on Saturday.
Jefferson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Poynette, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
Jefferson skirted past Poynette 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Jefferson repeat their success, or does Poynette have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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