The Batesville Bulldogs will square off against the Milan Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Batesville came up short against Union County and fell 6-3. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caitlyn Fox made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with five stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Jadah Zins also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Milan never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Trinity Lutheran on Monday. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 14-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 14 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Kynadee Bode and Mallory Eaglin did most of the damage at the plate: Bode got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Eaglin went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Voss, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
Milan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Milan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Batesville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Batesville took their win against Milan in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 13-3 score. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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