Softball Game Preview: Rice Bulldogs vs. Blooming Grove Lions

Bulldogs

Runs

03/25/25 vs Blooming Grove	2
03/21/25 @ Maypearl	3
03/18/25 vs Maypearl	2
03/07/25 @ Dawson	13
02/28/25 vs Athens	16
+ 7 more games

For the second straight game, Rice will face off against Blooming Grove. Rice will square off against Blooming Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rice is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

Rice will head out to face Blooming Grove after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Rice came up short against Blooming Grove, falling 24-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bulldogs have suffered since April 11, 2024.

Rice saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cadence Van Cleave, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

The victory made it two in a row for Blooming Grove and bumps their season record up to 18-2. The team dominated over those games too, winning by an average of 16.5 runs. As for Rice, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3-1.