The Olmsted Falls Bulldogs will challenge the North Ridgeville Rangers at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Olmsted Falls 3.8, North Ridgeville 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Olmsted Falls' usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when Berea-Midpark hitters got past them. The Bulldogs fell 10-6 to the Titans on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Titans: they've now lost eight in a row.
MOLLY SHEEHAN
| 04/09/25 vs Berea-Midpark | 16 |
| 04/02/25 @ Avon | 12 |
| 03/31/25 @ Elyria | 8 |
| 03/27/25 @ North Ridgeville | 19 |
| 03/25/25 @ Keystone | 10 |
MOLLY SHEEHAN was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and eight unearned) runs off nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
SHEEHAN wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was ASHLEY SCOTT, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Another was SYDNEY BUSSER, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Ridgeville entered their tilt with Steele on Saturday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the Comets by a score of 4-1.
Like Olmsted Falls, North Ridgeville also got a great game from a two-way player: Naomi Bottomlee. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Bottomlee was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
North Ridgeville lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Olmsted Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for North Ridgeville, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Olmsted Falls came out on top in a nail-biter against North Ridgeville when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Rangers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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