On Thursday, Bullitt East faced Male in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bullitt East Chargers had just enough and edged the Male Bulldogs out 2-1. The win was nothing new for Bullitt East as they're now sitting on three straight.
For Male's part, Shelby James spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on 11 hits. James has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Madison Reed was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Bullitt East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Male, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.
Bullitt East will head out on the road to challenge Bethlehem at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bethlehem: 2, Bullitt East: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Male, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mercy at 6:00 p.m.
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