The Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs will challenge the Liberty Union Lions at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bloom-Carroll lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Bishop Watterson, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's match. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Eagles on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Madelyn Gates was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Madi Grefe was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Bloom-Carroll kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Liberty Union had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rangers a 20-0 shutout.
Bloom-Carroll's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Liberty Union, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.
Bloom-Carroll beat Liberty Union 10-7 when the teams last played on April 9th. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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