Batavia is 0-10 against New Richmond since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Batavia Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the New Richmond Lions at 4:30 p.m. Batavia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Batavia is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Clinton-Massie by a score of 13-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (11), Batavia still had to take the loss.
Jenna Hillard was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aerianna King, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, New Richmond came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Wildcats 6-4.
Izzie Carroll spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Kiera Kirk was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Batavia's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for New Richmond, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Batavia couldn't quite finish off New Richmond in their previous matchup last Monday and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carroll, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Batavia knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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