After five games on the road, Decatur is heading back home. They will welcome the Chamblee Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Decatur will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Arabia Mountain on Tuesday. Decatur blew past Arabia Mountain 16-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, while Chamblee put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Shiloh. Everything went Chamblee's way against Shiloh as Chamblee made off with a 15-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their two-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on Lilah Scher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. She also put up a double, which washer first of the season. Another player making a difference was Anabelle Ritchey, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
The win got Decatur back to even at 5-5. As for Chamblee, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Decatur came out on top in a nail-biter against Chamblee in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Does Decatur have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chamblee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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