The Viroqua Blackhawks will challenge the De Soto Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Viroqua 3.9, De Soto 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Viroqua's offense. They fell 3-0 to Westby on Thursday. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Blackhawks were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, De Soto entered their tilt with Weston on Tuesday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Silver Eagles an 11-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pirates have posted against the Silver Eagles since April 28, 2022.
De Soto pushed their record up to 14-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Viroqua, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Viroqua skirted past De Soto 2-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2019. Do the Blackhawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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