Middleton’s baseball team dropped three of four games last week.
The Cardinals are now 5-9 overall and 3-6 in the Big Eight Conference.
Here’s a recap of Middleton’s week.
• Beloit Memorial 6, Middleton 4 — The visiting Purple Knights toppled the Cardinals last Tuesday.
Liam Belleveau had two hits and an RBI for Middleton. Joe Ludwig and Hunter Bindl also had RBI.
The game was tied, 2-2, in the fifth. But Beloit struck for three runs and pulled away.
Alec Morrison threw five innings and took the loss for the Cardinals.
• Janesville Craig 9, Middleton 3 — The Cardinals jumped to a 2-0 first inning lead on the conference-leading Cougars. But Craig (9-0, 13-0) scored all nine of its runs in the final four innings and prevailed.
Joe Ludwig and Bindl both had two hits for Middleton, while Liam Belleveau, Brennan Schmitt and Alan Roden all had RBI.