The St. Cloud Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Bishop Moore Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in St. Cloud's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Bishop Moore has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
St. Cloud will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs last Friday, then bounced right back against Harmony on Wednesday. Everything went St. Cloud's way against Harmony as St. Cloud made off with a 12-5 victory.
St. Cloud's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brooke Scott, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bishop Moore fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Lake Minneola on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 5-4.
Megan LaMorte spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Riley Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
St. Cloud has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Bishop Moore, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
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