The Bartow Yellow Jackets will square off against the Melbourne Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bartow sitting on nine straight wins and Melbourne on 29.
Bartow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Viera a 6-0 shutout. Considering Bartow has won 15 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Melbourne's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's seventh consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They skirted past George Jenkins 2-0.
George Jenkins' batters probably weren't too happy with Jasmine Francik, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (she gave up a single walk). Francik has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hailey Cottrill was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Ashley Berkemeier, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Bartow's victory bumped their record up to 28-1. As for Melbourne, their win bumped their record up to 29-0.
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