The Ithaca Bulldogs will square off against the Hillsboro Tigers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ithaca is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
On Friday, Ithaca beat Brookwood 7-3.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro didn't have quite enough to beat Wonewoc-Center on Thursday and fell 10-8.
Michelyn Hansen was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Michelle Hora, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Ithaca pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Hillsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Ithaca couldn't quite get it done against Hillsboro when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-1. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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