The Elida Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Bath Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elida will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Memorial.
Ryan McGue spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gabe Adcock was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Bath gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Perry an 11-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Bath sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Elida's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-11. As for Bath, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-12.
Elida suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Bath when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bath's Logan Markley, who pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Elida knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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