The Avery Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Bowie Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Avery will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Avery fell victim to Maud and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 15-0 defeat at the hands of the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, Bowie unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of McLeod by a score of 5-4.
Marlie Rogers was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 8.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Rogers has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rogers was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Reagan Brule made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Avery's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Bowie, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.
Avery suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Bowie when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rogers, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Avery knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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