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| 04/11/25 - Home | 10-2 W |
| 05/09/23 - Away | 9-6 W |
| 04/07/23 - Home | 9-4 W |
| 04/29/22 - Home | 9-8 W |
| 04/27/22 - Away | 10-6 W |
Milton-Union is a perfect 5-0 against Bethel since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Bees at 12:00 p.m.
Milton-Union fell victim to Miami East and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 16-0. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bethel made easy work of Lehman Catholic on Friday and carried off a 13-3 win. The Bees might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Addie Etherington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Allie Sheen was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Ryleigh Fisher, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Bethel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Bethel is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Milton-Union, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Everything went Milton-Union's way against Bethel when the teams last played back in April, as Milton-Union made off with a 10-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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