After two games on the road, Bradley-Bourbonnais is heading back home. They will take on the Manteno Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Stagg 12-0.
Lydia Hammond made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Hammond has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hammond was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Tristin Woods was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ellie Haggard, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Manteno made sure to put some runs up on the board against Coal City on Tuesday. Manteno was the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over Coal City. The win made it back-to-back victories for Manteno.
Bradley-Bourbonnais has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Manteno, their win bumped their record up to 27-1.
Bradley-Bourbonnais couldn't quite finish off Manteno in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 and fell 9-7. Can Bradley-Bourbonnais avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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