The Belvidere Bucs will head out on the road to face off against the Belvidere North Blue Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Belvidere took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Boylan Catholic by a score of 8-4. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Belvidere as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Belvidere North was able to grind out a solid win over Harlem on Monday, taking the game 9-5.
Ava Morris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Isabelle Schadle was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Alexis Murphy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Belvidere's victory ended an 11-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-18-1. As for Belvidere North, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Belvidere suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Belvidere North in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morris, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that Belvidere knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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