With a playoff game on the line, Middleton rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the La Crosse Central Riverhawks a 5-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Middleton.
Not much got past Megan Button, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep La Crosse Central off the board. Button has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Middleton saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Zimmerman, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Lily Kulow was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Middleton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for La Crosse Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9.
Middleton will head out on the road to square off against Tomah at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tomah is coming into the contest with nine straight victories at home, so Middleton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. La Crosse Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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