Milwaukee King is 0-10 against Milwaukee Reagan since April of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Generals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Huskies at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Milwaukee King's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Augustine Prep 15-0.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee Reagan made easy work of Milwaukee Bay View on Monday and carried off a 16-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won three contests by 16 runs or more so far this season.
Tessa Balestrieri-Michalski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. That run was her first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bri Byrd, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Alana Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Milwaukee Reagan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .692. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Milwaukee Reagan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Milwaukee King, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Milwaukee King might still be hurting after the 18-3 defeat they got from Milwaukee Reagan in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Generals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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