The Berkshire Badgers will venture away from home to challenge the Geneva Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Berkshire's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Geneva's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Berkshire didn't have quite enough to beat Wickliffe and fell 4-3. The Badgers haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Madison hit Geneva with a four-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell just short of the Blue Streaks by a score of 7-6. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caidyn Siegel was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.
Siegel wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Annabelle Bragg, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Berkshire's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-3. As for Geneva, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Berkshire couldn't quite get it done against Geneva when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as they fell 12-8. Can the Badgers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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