Oak Creek and Kenosha Bradford are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Knights will be playing at home against the Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Oak Creek sitting on four straight wins and Kenosha Bradford on three.
Oak Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They didn't even let Burlington on the board, marking the Knights' second-straight 6-0 shutout. Considering the Knights have won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Rita Sippy
| 05/28/26 vs Burlington | 10 |
| 05/21/26 @ Kettle Moraine | 12 |
| 05/19/26 vs Mukwonago | 9 |
| 05/16/26 vs Slinger | 7 |
| 05/15/26 vs Waukesha West | 8 |
| + 10 more games |
Rita Sippy made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kennedy Christopher was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Lexi Rigden also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Oak Creek hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Burlington struck out ten times.
Franklin typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Kenosha Bradford proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sabers, sneaking past 5-4.
Oak Creek's victory bumped their record up to 21-6. As for Kenosha Bradford, their win bumped their record up to 19-8.
Oak Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Kenosha Bradford in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-1. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
