Carney hasn't had much luck against Olive recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Carney Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Olive Wildcats at 2:00 p.m.
Carney came up short against Blair on Thursday, falling 7-1. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Olive got themselves on the board against Life Christian on Thursday, but Life Christian never followed suit. They blew past the Eagles 13-0. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by ten runs or more this season.
Dustyn Bruce made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Bruce was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-1. He is becoming a predictor of Olive's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-5 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Gavin Nickell and Bryer Maxville did most of the damage at the plate: Nickell went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and one stolen base, while Maxville scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Olive is undefeated when Nickell posts two or more runs, but 0-5 otherwise. Ty Cleveland also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Olive was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
The win made it two in a row for Olive and bumps their season record up to 3-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12.5 runs. As for Carney, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Carney might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Olive in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Carney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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