Union Grove has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Burlington Demons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Union Grove's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over South Milwaukee.
Meanwhile, Burlington entered their tilt with Elkhorn with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Elks with a sharp 14-1 victory on Friday.
Macie Plitzuweit made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Plitzuweit was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Burlington got a massive performance out of Emersyn Biedrzycki, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Biedrzycki is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kasey Lois, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Union Grove's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Burlington, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Union Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Burlington when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 8-5. Does Union Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burlington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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