
Bulldogs
05/10/25 vs Greenup County | 20 |
03/22/25 vs Tates Creek | 16 |
03/22/25 vs Tates Creek | 15 |
04/03/25 vs Butler | 13 |
03/13/25 @ North Oldham | 12 |
Male faced Pleasure Ridge Park in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Bulldogs beat the Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 15 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Josslyn Woosley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Jones, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Manning, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
The victory (which was Male's sixth in a row) raised their record to 25-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Pleasure Ridge Park, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 39-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Male will face off against Atherton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in the Bulldogs' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while the Ravens have been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. As for Pleasure Ridge Park, they will take on Spencer County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bears have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season.
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