East Dubuque is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Fulton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Warriors will welcome the Steamers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Dubuque's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Fulton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
East Dubuque is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since April 8th on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Platteville 4-2.
Curin Oberman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tierney Miller, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Fulton never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past River Ridge/Scales Mound 7-0. Considering the Steamers have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
East Dubuque has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Fulton, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
East Dubuque came out on top in a nail-biter against Fulton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Steamers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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