The Mary Persons Bulldogs will face off against the Whitewater Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Mary Persons' way against Sandy Creek as Mary Persons made off with a 15-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Sara Grace Errera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, she also racked up three strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Madi Nichols was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Ellie McMenamy was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Whitewater came tearing into Wednesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Knights a 13-0 shutout.
Mary Persons' win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Whitewater, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Mary Persons took their win against Whitewater when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 10-2. Does Mary Persons have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whitewater turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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