After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Tri-County North, Bradford was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the Franklin Monroe Jets 15-1. Considering the Railroaders have won five games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Casey Bolen
| 04/17/25 @ Franklin Monroe | 10 |
| 04/15/24 vs Celina | 8 |
| 04/30/24 @ Dixie | 6 |
| 04/22/24 vs New Bremen | 6 |
| 04/16/24 vs Preble Shawnee | 6 |
Casey Bolen made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and one run.
In other batting news, Bradford got a massive performance out of Hayven Evans, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Evans a new career-high. Chloe Hocker was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Bradford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. They are 4-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Bradford's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin Monroe, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bradford will challenge Houston at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Railroaders' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Franklin Monroe, they will take on National Trail at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Jets are facing the Blazers at the right time seeing as the Blazers are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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