De Kalb is 2-8 against Queen City since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The De Kalb Bears will look to defend their home field against the Queen City Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. De Kalb is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
De Kalb lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Redwater, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's matchup. Everything went De Kalb's way against Redwater on Friday as De Kalb made off with a 13-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Kaydee Brown
| 03/14/25 @ Redwater | 13 |
| 03/11/25 vs New Boston | 8 |
| 03/07/25 @ Atlanta | 10 |
| 03/03/25 @ Liberty-Eylau | 4 |
| 03/01/25 @ Farmersville | 7 |
| + 7 more games |
Kaydee Brown made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.4 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, De Kalb got a massive performance out of Mackenzye Carpenter, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and one double. With that strong performance, Carpenter is now averaging an impressive 3.3 RBI per game. Addison Starrett was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Queen City unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Redwater by a score of 7-6. Bulldogs fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Dragons since on Tuesday.
De Kalb pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Queen City, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
De Kalb suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Queen City in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can De Kalb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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