The Liberty Union Lions will head out to challenge the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bloom-Carroll will be up against a hot Liberty Union team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 11. The Lions never let Hamilton Township get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Friday.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Bloom-Carroll made sure to put some runs up on the board against Bishop Watterson on Friday. The Bulldogs blew past the Eagles 11-4.
Madelyn Gates was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Madi Grefe was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Bloom-Carroll kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Liberty Union's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bloom-Carroll, their record now sits at 17-1.
Liberty Union couldn't quite get it done against Bloom-Carroll in their previous meeting on April 9th as they fell 10-7. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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