The Olentangy Berlin Bears will square off against the Marysville Monarchs at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Olentangy Berlin took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Dublin Jerome as they made off with a 19-4 win. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Celtics recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Marysville waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the CARDINALS a 13-0 shutout. Considering the Monarchs have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Josie Bumgarner made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Brie Jennings and Lexi Hakola did most of the damage at the plate: Jennings went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Hakola went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave Jennings a new career-high.
Marysville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Marysville pushed their record up to 11-3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Olentangy Berlin, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Olentangy Berlin suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Marysville in their previous matchup last Monday. Will the Bears have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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