The Bartram Trail Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Baker County Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Bartram Trail has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Baker County will come in with four straight victories.
Bartram Trail will head into Wednesday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Wednesday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-1 walloping at the hands of Mandarin.
Bartram Trail saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaz Whitley, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Baker County put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Ridgeview.
Chloe Woods tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Baleigh Shields, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory Jackson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Bartram Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Baker County, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Bartram Trail hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Baker County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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