Caledonia-Mumford had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines and snuck past 2-1. For Caledonia-Mumford, this counts as revenge for the 12-1 loss Bolivar-Richburg walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2021.
Emma Years spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Caledonia-Mumford's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colleen Talty, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Caledonia-Mumford's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Bolivar-Richburg, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-13.
Caledonia-Mumford will face off against Dundee/Bradford Central at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Caledonia-Mumford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. Bolivar-Richburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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