The St. Clair Bulldogs will welcome the Fredericktown Black Cats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Clair has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Fredericktown will come in with six straight victories.
St. Clair's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against DeSoto on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Dragons.
Meanwhile, Fredericktown got the win against St. Pius X on Wednesday by a conclusive 13-3. The Black Cats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Michaela Reagan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off 12 hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jonsyn Rehkop, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Miley Wengler, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fredericktown 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 .375 or higher in five consecutive matches.
St. Clair's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Fredericktown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
St. Clair might still be hurting after the 20-1 defeat they got from Fredericktown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can St. Clair avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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