New Albany won the last time they faced Orleans, and things went their way on Saturday too. The New Albany Bulldogs came out on top against the Orleans Bulldogs by a score of 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Albany.
For Orleans' part, Izzie Rutherford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. Rutherford has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Orleans saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cambree Cline, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
New Albany is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Orleans, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-7.
New Albany will be playing at home against Mitchell at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mitchell is coming into the match with four straight defeats on the road, meaning New Albany will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Orleans, they will challenge Eastern at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Orleans is facing Eastern at the right time seeing as Eastern is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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