The Union Grove Broncos will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Beloit Memorial Purple Knights at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union Grove took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over Kewaskum. Union Grove has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Addy Callewaert tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ashley Bert, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Schultz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Beloit Memorial scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Delavan-Darien a 20-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Beloit Memorial sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Chesney Bishop made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Bishop was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Beloit Memorial got a massive performance out of Allie Gustafson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Jasmine Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Union Grove pushed their record up to 12-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Beloit Memorial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Union Grove took their victory against Beloit Memorial in their previous matchup back in May of 2016 by a conclusive 9-2. Will Union Grove repeat their success, or does Beloit Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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