The Monona Grove Silver Eagles will head out on the road to take on the DeForest Norskies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monona Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so DeForest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Monona Grove narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fort Atkinson 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Monona Grove.
Meanwhile, DeForest entered their tilt with Madison West with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Regents on Monday.
The result came thanks to Connor Giese's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, DeForest's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cullen Kirchberg, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Monona Grove pushed their record up to 13-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for DeForest, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Monona Grove took their victory against DeForest in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-1. Does Monona Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will DeForest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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