The Waterloo Bulldogs will square off against the Mt. Zion Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Waterloo comes in on six and Mt. Zion on 13.
Waterloo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Freeburg onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Not much got past Mia Miller, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Freeburg off the board. Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 22 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mallory Thompson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion won against Rochester on Tuesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Mt. Zion narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Glenwood 4-2.
Ella Fink spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Addy Rotz, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Williams, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Waterloo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Mt. Zion, their win bumped their record up to 32-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Waterloo hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mt. Zion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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