Rice lost against Blooming Grove back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rice Bulldogs suffered a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of the Blooming Grove Lions.
Rice saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was S Cadena, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Blooming Grove's side, the team relied heavily on Brooke McGraw, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Eldridge, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Rice's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Blooming Grove, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
Rice will be playing at home against Malakoff at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Malakoff is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so Rice will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Blooming Grove, they will face off against Mildred at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blooming Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Mildred's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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