Nederland hasn't had much luck against Barbers Hill recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Nederland Bulldogs will square off against the Barbers Hill Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Nederland 2.7, Barbers Hill 1.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Nederland's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Port Arthur Memorial 15-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by nine runs or more this season.
Aiyhana Rollins
| 03/18/25 vs Port Arthur Memorial | 3 |
| 02/20/25 vs Vidor | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs West Brook | 1 |
| 02/10/25 vs Bridge City | 1 |
Nederland let Aiyhana Rollins and Emmy Chambless run wild. Rollins went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Chambless scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Those three RBI gave Rollins a new career-high. Kaylee Baker was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Nederland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .324 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Barbers Hill had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 4-0.
Barbers Hill's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Nederland, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Nederland suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Barbers Hill in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can Nederland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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