The Odessa Bulldogs will face off against the St. Pius X Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Odessa is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Odessa will bounce into Monday's match after beating Pleasant Hill, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Odessa blew past Pleasant Hill 10-3 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Brena Rider spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on 11 hits.
At the plate, Odessa got a big performance out of Jordyn Loehr, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Loehr a new career-high in OBP. Emery Laboube was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Odessa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .447. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X lost 11-4 to Maryville on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Spoofhounds: they've now lost six in a row.
Odessa's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for St. Pius X, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Odessa took their victory against St. Pius X in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 16-0. Does Odessa have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Pius X turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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