Bunker Hill and Maiden are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bunker Hill Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Maiden Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Bunker Hill has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Bunker Hill sidestepped East Burke for a 3-2 win. That's two games straight that Bunker Hill has won by just one run.
Luke Fickling made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fickling was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Fickling wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kamden Bortz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Maiden waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They won by a run and slipped past the Trojans 2-1. That's two games straight that Maiden has won by just one run.
Bunker Hill's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-11. As for Maiden, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Bunker Hill came up short against Maiden in their previous meeting back in March, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maiden's Hayden Fleury, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Now that Bunker Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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