The Middleton Cardinals will take on the Union Grove Broncos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Union Grove will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Middleton extended their winning streak to six on Thursday. The Cardinals put the hurt on Madison East with a sharp 12-4 win. Considering the Cardinals have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Union Grove got the win against Burlington on Thursday by a conclusive 11-1.
Kody Hage spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Union Grove is 4-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 5-7 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Gruber, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Tucker Katterhagen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Union Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Middleton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Union Grove, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Middleton suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Union Grove in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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