The Bedford Kicking Mules will face off against the St. Ursula Academy Arrows at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Bedford is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Skyline 19-4 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Kicking Mules in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Ursula Academy made easy work of Notre Dame Academy on Tuesday and carried off an 18-7 win. The Arrows might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by nine runs or more this season.
Brooke Bowers made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI.
In other batting news, St. Ursula Academy got a massive performance out of Sydney Hoffman, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave Hoffman a new career-high. Avah Santibanez was another key player, going 2-for-5 with five RBI, one run, and one double.
St. Ursula Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Notre Dame Academy only posted an OBP of .333.
St. Ursula Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for Bedford, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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