Luella has gone 8-0 against Mt. Zion recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Luella Lions will host the Mt. Zion Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mt. Zion's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Luella didn't have allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Luella's pitchers stepped up to hand Cedar Grove a 7-0 shutout on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Riverdale with a sharp 33-26 win. The Bulldogs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Lacey Collier was incredible, getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances with six stolen bases, six runs, and seven RBI. Collier is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Howell, who scored five runs and stole nine bases while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mt. Zion always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .672. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .672 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Luella is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Mt. Zion, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Everything went Luella's way against Mt. Zion in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Luella made off with an 18-0 win. Does Luella have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Zion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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