The Badger Braves will square off against the Harding Skippers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Badger is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since May 23, 2025 on Thursday. They fell just short of Cardinal by a score of 5-3. The Braves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tyler McWilliams made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Jack Harnett, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Harding didn't have quite enough to beat Windham on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Elijah Harless spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Harding saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Slavkovsky, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Badger's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Harding, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Badger has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Harding struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Badger skirted past Harding 10-9 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Skippers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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