On Thursday, the Bloomington North Cougars didn't have quite enough to beat the Orleans Bulldogs and fell 3-1.
For Orleans' part, Izzie Rutherford made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Rutherford has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Rutherford was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Cooper, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Bloomington North has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Orleans, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7.
Bloomington North will square off against Bloomfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Orleans, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Springs Valley at 5:30 p.m. Orleans is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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