The Nederland Bulldogs will head out to take on the Sterling Rangers at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nederland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Nederland's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when West Brook hitters got past them. Nederland fell 14-11 to West Brook on Monday.
Emmy Chambless was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. Hope Foster was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Chambless wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Nederland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Brook only managed six hits.
Meanwhile, Sterling lost 14-1 to Port Neches-Groves on Monday. The Rangers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Nederland's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Sterling, they now have a losing record of 3-4-1.
Nederland took their victory against Sterling when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nederland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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