The Lodi Blue Devils will face off against the Stoughton Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, Lodi got the win against Columbus by a conclusive 15-1. Considering the Blue Devils have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Stoughton waltzed into their game on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Everything went their way against the Blackhawks as they made off with a 10-3 win. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Madelyn Barsness made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Cara Link was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last 12 contests. Another player making a difference was Chloe Buell, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Stoughton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Atkinson only posted a batting average of .286.
Stoughton's victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Lodi, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Everything went Lodi's way against Stoughton when the teams last played back in May of 2025, as Lodi made off with a 15-5 victory. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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