The Bunker Hill Bears will take on the Bandys Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bunker Hill has ten straight victories, Bandys has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bunker Hill's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Hibriten 6-0. Considering the Bears have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Serena Thurman
| 04/08/26 vs Hibriten | 15 |
| 04/08/26 vs Freedom | 5 |
| 04/07/26 vs Draughn | 11 |
| 04/02/26 @ Maiden | 14 |
| 03/31/26 vs Hickory | 5 |
| + 7 more games |
Serena Thurman was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyra Ryhal, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Gracie Setzer was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Bunker Hill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Bandys' offense. They lost 12-0 to West Lincoln on Friday.
Bunker Hill's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Bandys, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Bunker Hill beat Bandys 4-1 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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