Baseball Preview: West Bladen Knights vs. St. Pauls Bulldogs
West Bladen is 2-8 against St. Pauls since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Bladen Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Pauls Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. West Bladen will be strutting in after a victory while St. Pauls will be coming in after a defeat.
West Bladen took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Midway.
Garrett Dunham made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Dunham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Russ, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Pauls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Fairmont by a score of 14-13.
Theo Setzer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 5-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Jacobs, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
West Bladen's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for St. Pauls, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
West Bladen came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Pauls in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will West Bladen repeat their success, or does St. Pauls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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