The Elida Bulldogs will challenge the Bath Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Elida took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Jefferson with a sharp 12-2 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won five games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jack Daugherty
| 04/23/25 vs Jefferson | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Ottawa-Glandorf | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Kenton | 1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Riverdale | 1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Pandora-Gilboa | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Jack Daugherty, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Tickle, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Elida was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bath entered their tilt with Anna on Monday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Rockets. Ten seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Elida pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Bath, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
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