Bethel is 1-9 against Miami East since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bethel Bees will be staying on the road to face off against the Miami East Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bethel is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Troy Christian 13-2. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Bethel with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Miami East put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Covington with a sharp 12-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Miami East as they're now sitting on five straight.
Jacqueline Kadel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Kadel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kadel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Whitni Enis was a standout: she went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Jaycee Roeth was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Bethel has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Miami East, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Bethel might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Miami East in their previous matchup on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kadel, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Bethel knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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