Somerville has gone 9-1 against Iola recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Somerville will face off against Iola at 6:00 p.m. Somerville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Somerville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against North Zulch on Friday as Somerville made off with a 19-1 win. The Yeguas have beaten the Bulldogs the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bulldogs has come to flipping the script.
Aubrey Flencher made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Kylie Jo Neuendorff
| 03/21/25 vs North Zulch | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ Schulenburg | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Moulton | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs Bryan | 1 |
| 02/14/25 vs BVCHEA HomeSchool | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kylie Jo Neuendorff, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Averie Hernandez, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Somerville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Iola was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 12-2 to Mumford. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.
Iola now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Somerville, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Somerville skirted past Iola 4-3 in their previous matchup back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somerville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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