The Bald Knob Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Central Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bald Knob is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, everything went Bald Knob's way against Riverview as Bald Knob made off with a 12-1 win. 12 seems to be a good number for Bald Knob as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Dylan Richards made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Richards was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bald Knob let James Holder and Dakota Shoebottom loose on the outfield. Holder scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Shoebottom scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Shoebottom has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Muckleberg, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Central fell victim to Rose Bud and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their tough 15-0 loss to the Ramblers might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Central's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
The win made it two in a row for Bald Knob and bumps their season record up to 3-9. As for Central, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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