Rice is 0-10 against Blooming Grove since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rice Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Blooming Grove Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Rice beat Kemp 8-5. The victory was just what Rice needed coming off of a 13-6 defeat in their prior contest.
C Van Cleave spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, W Wharton was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was H Adams, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Blooming Grove came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Bulldogs out 2-1.
Rice's record is now 4-7. As for Blooming Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Rice might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Blooming Grove when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blooming Grove's Rileigh O?Dell, who struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Rice knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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