The Bradford Tornadoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Suwannee Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bradford will head into Monday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 21-8 defeat at the hands of Baldwin. Bradford has not had much luck with Baldwin recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Addyson Hinds and Rylie Blankenship stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hinds scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Blankenship scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Blankenship has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Yowell, who scored two runs.
Meanwhile, Suwannee can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Chiefland. The win was nothing new for Suwannee as they're now sitting on three straight.
Gracie Watley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Suwannee got a big performance out of Felicity May, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Maylee Gabey, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Bradford's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Suwannee, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Bradford might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Suwannee in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watley, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Bradford knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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