The St. Anthony Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Tolono Unity Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Anthony will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Dieterich on Monday. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Movin Maroons. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Movin Maroons recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Julia Schultz
| 04/28/25 vs Dieterich | 5 |
| 03/17/25 vs Neoga | 4 |
| 04/22/25 vs Hutsonville/Palestine | 3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Highland | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Richland County | 3 |
Julia Schultz and Ady Rios did most of the damage at the plate: Schultz went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Rios got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave Schultz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: St. Anthony lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Tolono Unity came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Hawks get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Tolono Unity's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for St. Anthony, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
St. Anthony skirted past Tolono Unity 8-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rockets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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