The Bath Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Elida Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bath is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
If Bath beats Elida with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Wildcats walked away with a 10-5 victory over Anna on Monday.
While Elida didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Jefferson on Wednesday. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Jack Daugherty, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Gavin Tickle also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Elida always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Elida has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Bath, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Bath came out on top in a nail-biter against Elida in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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