Garfield hasn't had much luck against O'Dea recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bulldogs will square off against the Fighting Irish at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Garfield blew Franklin out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Wednesday Franklin got their revenge. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Quakers by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for the Bulldogs seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, O'Dea fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Eastside Catholic on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 2-1.
Garfield now has a losing record of 8-9. As for O'Dea, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Garfield suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to O'Dea in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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