The Batesville Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the North Decatur Chargers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Batesville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses.
Batesville lost 19-2 to Lawrenceburg on Thursday.
Caitlyn Fox was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Decatur came into Monday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past South Decatur 20-2. The result was nothing new for North Decatur, who have now won seven contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Sarah Swain made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Swain has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Swain was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, North Decatur got a massive performance out of Madison Rohls, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Miester, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Batesville's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for North Decatur, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Batesville came out on top in a nail-biter against North Decatur in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Batesville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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