The Elida Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Celina Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Elida will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Memorial.
Ryan McGue spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gabe Adcock, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Celina sidestepped St. Henry for a 5-4 win.
Celina also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Brady Steinbrunner gave up four earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brodee Schulte-Arnold, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Elida's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-11. As for Celina, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Elida has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Celina struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Elida came up short against Celina in their previous meeting back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Celina's Dale Secrest, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that Elida knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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