The Munroe Bobcats will take on the Freeport Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Munroe put up the most runs they have all season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on FAMU DRS with a sharp 23-3 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bobcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Freeport had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Buccaneers as they made off with a 16-2 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Freeport let Wade Digges and Carson Vogler run wild. Digges scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Vogler scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs Vogler has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Kasen Dulgar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
They weren't the only one making solid contact: Freeport kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Munroe pushed their record up to 5-16 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Freeport, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
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