The Stoughton Vikings will take on the Reedsburg Beavers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Reedsburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Stoughton, who comes in off a win.
Stoughton barely beat Sauk Prairie the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Tuesday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Madelyn Barsness
| 04/22/25 vs Sauk Prairie | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Mount Horeb | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Baraboo | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ DeForest | 0 |
The result came thanks to Madelyn Barsness's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Camille Buell, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one double. That double marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Emily Matheny, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Stoughton hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sauk Prairie struck out 14 times.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Reedsburg nor McFarland made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Beavers fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 3-1. The game marked the Beavers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Reedsburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylee Molitor, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Stoughton's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Reedsburg, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-5.
Reedsburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Stoughton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Reedsburg, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 strikeouts. Will Stoughton keep running through batters, or will the Beavers buck the trend?
Stoughton took their win against Reedsburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 14-7 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Beavers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
