The Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs will take on the Amanda-Clearcreek Aces at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Bloom-Carroll is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.
Bloom-Carroll's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Fairfield Union 21-0. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won nine in a row.
Madelyn Gates
| 05/01/25 @ Fairfield Union | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ Bishop Watterson | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Fairfield Union | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Circleville | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Tippecanoe | 2 |
Madelyn Gates was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Claire Whitcraft, who went 4-for-5 with one home run and four RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Bloom-Carroll kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 21 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Amanda-Clearcreek lost 14-1 to Liberty Union on Wednesday. The Aces haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Bloom-Carroll pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Amanda-Clearcreek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Bloom-Carroll took their win against Amanda-Clearcreek when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 15-4 score. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Aces turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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