Iola has gone 9-1 against Somerville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Iola Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Somerville Yeguas at 6:30 p.m. Iola's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Somerville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Iola is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Somerville with a sharp 18-1 victory on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Brody Vaughn made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.
Ryan Roubion
| 03/18/25 @ Somerville | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Buffalo | 2 |
| 02/22/25 vs Fairfield | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Groesbeck | 1 |
| 02/22/25 @ Jacksonville | 1 |
In other batting news, Ryan Roubion was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Weston Roubion was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Iola always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Somerville only posted an OBP of .214.
Iola has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. Somerville is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
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