The Fulton Hornets are taking a road trip to take on the Mexico Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Fulton's way against Boonville as Fulton made off with a 7-1 victory. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Brilee Ash was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Layla Underwood was excellent, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. McKenzi Washington was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mexico made easy work of Hannibal on Wednesday and carried off a 9-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Fulton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Mexico, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-14.
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