The Foard Tigers will take on the Bunker Hill Bears in a tournament on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Foard 2.5, Bunker Hill 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Foard is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Stephens just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Indians, falling 8-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mattie Leonhardt
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Foard saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mattie Leonhardt, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Leonhardt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Four must be Bunker Hill's lucky number: they beat St. Stephens with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Bears never let the Indians get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The result came thanks to Serena Thurman's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Bunker Hill's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Foard, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Foard's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's game. The Tigers have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Bunker Hill, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Foard continue to outrun the ball?
Everything went Foard's way against Bunker Hill in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, as Foard made off with a 9-1 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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