The Badger Badgers will square off against the Burlington Demons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Burlington took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Badger, who comes in off a win.
Badger proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 14) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Elkhorn, sneaking past 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Badgers have posted since April 14th.
Meanwhile, Burlington unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 13-8 to Elkhorn.
Trey Kerkhoff made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Burlington is 4-1 when Kerkhoff posts two or more runs, but 7-9-1 otherwise.
Burlington's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10-1. As for Badger, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11.
Badger got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 against Burlington by a conclusive 12-2 score. Do the Badgers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Demons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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