The Holmes Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Villa Madonna Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Holmes has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the 16th.
Holmes fell victim to Grant County and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-0 to the Braves, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Villa Madonna beat Grant County 5-1 on Saturday.
The team relied heavily on Michael Callioni, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
Villa Madonna is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-8-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Holmes, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Holmes suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Villa Madonna when the teams last played on Friday. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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