The Fennimore Golden Eagles will take on the Darlington Redbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fennimore has three straight victories, Darlington has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fennimore barely beat Mineral Point the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Golden Eagles never let the Pointers get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Tyson Starkey
| 05/22/25 @ Mineral Point | 7 |
| 05/06/25 @ Cuba City | 5 |
| 05/02/25 @ Darlington | 6 |
| 04/28/25 vs River Valley | 8 |
Tyson Starkey made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Casey Dresen, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted over his last seven contests. Macoy Miles was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Darlington suffered their closest defeat since April 15th on Thursday. They fell just short of Riverdale by a score of 14-12. Redbirds fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Chieftains since on Thursday.
Fennimore's victory bumped their record up to 20-2. As for Darlington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Fennimore was able to grind out a solid win over Darlington in their previous meeting on May 2nd, winning 5-2. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Redbirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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