The Bernie Mules are taking a road trip to challenge the New Madrid County Central Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Bernie is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Oak Ridge just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 9-2 to the Blue Jays. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Meanwhile, New Madrid County Central entered their tilt with Bloomfield on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Wildcats 17-10. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 17 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Madilynn Colbert was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lola Atchley, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI.
New Madrid County Central's victory bumped their record up to 20-7. As for Bernie, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.
Bernie couldn't quite get it done against New Madrid County Central when the teams last played back in April as they fell 11-8. Can the Mules avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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