The Bradford Tornadoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Suwannee Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bradford will head into Monday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They suffered a tough 21-8 loss at the hands of Baldwin. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bradford in their matchups with Baldwin: they've now lost four in a row.
Addyson Hinds and Rylie Blankenship stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hinds scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Blankenship scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Blankenship has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Yowell, who scored two runs.
Meanwhile, Suwannee put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Chiefland with a sharp 8-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Suwannee who now have three in a row.
Gracie Watley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Suwannee got a big performance out of Felicity May, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Maylee Gabey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Bradford's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Suwannee, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Bradford suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Suwannee in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watley, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Bradford knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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