The Guthrie Bluejays will head out on the road to take on the Edmond Memorial Bulldogs at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Guthrie is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Guthrie will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Enid on Tuesday. Guthrie blew past Enid 17-3. The result was nothing new for the Bluejays, who have now won 11 matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Guthrie got a massive performance out of Haley Gallo, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most home runs Gallo has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Brylan Shephard, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Guthrie lost a few balls and finished the game with six home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 1.4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but last Tuesday Edmond Memorial sidestepped Norman North for an 8-7 victory.
Guthrie has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Edmond Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 17-10-1.
Guthrie might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Edmond Memorial in their previous meeting back in August of 2020. Can Guthrie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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