The Milton-Union Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Miami East Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Milton-Union took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverside and snuck past 8-7.
Meanwhile, Miami East waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Bees.
Jacqueline Kadel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Abigail Kadel, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Whitni Enis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Milton-Union pushed their record up to 5-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Miami East, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
Milton-Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Miami East in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kadel, who struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Milton-Union still be able to contain Kadel? There's only one way to find out.
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