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The Golden Beavers face a stiff nonconference test as they welcome the reigning WIAA Division 2 state runner-up Eagles. Following a three-game losing skid, Beaver Dam (7-5) heads into the week off a sweep over Badger East foe Waunakee, grinding out 1-0 and 5-3 wins over the Warriors. Jefferson (10-3) meanwhile dropped a pair of nonconference games over the weekend against Division 1 foes Kimberly and Burlington.

The rival Beavers and Thunderbirds clash with a spot in the Badger West Conference title game still up for grabs between the top two teams in the North Division. Baraboo (8-7, 4-6 Badger West) has won six straight, scoring double digits three times. Reedsburg (5-8, 3-5) meanwhile has lost three of five, including back-to-back games to Portage and Pecatonica to close out last week. The Beavers took the first meeting between the two teams 19-6.

The top three teams in the Badger East Conference are undefeated in league play with two of them meeting in this bitter rivalry clash. The Golden Beavers (10-3, 9-0 Badger East) have been red hot since dropping a nonconference doubleheader to Oshkosh West on April 8, winning eight of their last nine entering the week, including a league sweep over Waunakee last week. The Goslings meanwhile are equally incendiary entering on a seven-game winning streak. Watertown (11-1, 6-0) is ranked seventh in the Division 1 WFSCA rankings.