Softball Game Preview: Blue Mountain Bucks vs. Bellows Free Academy Bullets

Blue Mountain has gone a perfect 4-0 against Bellows Free Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Bucks will head out on the road to square off against the Bullets at 11:00 a.m. Blue Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.

Blue Mountain's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 20-0 margin over Williamstown. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bucks.

Kaylee Hamlett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Hamlett was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.

In other batting news, Maya Christy was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ava Kingsbury, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bellows Free Academy). They won by a run and slipped past Lake Region 12-11.

Blue Mountain's record now sits at 9-4. As for Bellows Free Academy, their record is now 4-2.

Blue Mountain beat Bellows Free Academy 5-0 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bucks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.