The Stratford Tigers will challenge the Bonduel Bears at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Bonduel took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Stratford, who comes in off a win.
Stratford is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since May 23, 2024 on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Almond-Bancroft.
Meanwhile, Bonduel might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Manawa who claimed the real prize. The Bears fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Wolves: they've now lost three in a row.
Bonduel got a good showing from Kallie Wilcox, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wilcox has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bonduel saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tatum Sporisky, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Stratford pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Bonduel, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.
Stratford was able to grind out a solid win over Bonduel when the teams last played back in May of 2016, winning 6-2. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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