The Bullitt East Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Oldham Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bullitt East is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Holy Cross (and have done all season long). Bullitt East's pitchers stepped up to hand Holy Cross a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what Bullitt East needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Oldham, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Oldham County 2-1.
Gray Schmittel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
On the hitting side, North Oldham saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elliott Roberts, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Bullitt East's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9. As for North Oldham, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-17.
Bullitt East took their win against North Oldham in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 16-2. Will Bullitt East repeat their success, or does North Oldham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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