The Chamblee Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Cambridge Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Chamblee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Cambridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Chamblee can't be too worried about heading out to take on Cambridge: they just beat Lakeside at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Chamblee won by a run and slipped past Lakeside 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Gali Nelson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Chamblee saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Pellettieri, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cambridge waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 8-2 victory. Considering the Bears have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cambridge also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Lily Kimball gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits. Kimball has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alex Becker was a standout: she scored a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Annie Womack, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Cambridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dawson County only posted a batting average of .130.
Chamblee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Cambridge, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Chamblee suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Cambridge in their previous matchup back in August. Can Chamblee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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