The Decatur Bulldogs will head out to take on the Chamblee Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a seven-game winning streak alive.
On Thursday, Decatur made easy work of Tri-Cities and carried off a 16-1 victory. Considering Decatur has won nine contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, while Chamblee put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Lakeside. Chamblee skirted past Lakeside 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since August 10, 2023.
The result came thanks to Gali Nelson's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Chamblee saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kate Sarago, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Chamblee didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeside only tossed four.
Decatur has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Chamblee, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Decatur came up short against Chamblee in their previous meeting back in August, falling 7-3. Can Decatur avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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