Boscobel is 10-0 against Darlington since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Boscobel Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Darlington Redbirds at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Boscobel has nine straight wins, Darlington has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Boscobel narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Iowa-Grant 2-1. That's two games straight that Boscobel has won by just one run.
Gretta Grassel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Grassel has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Grassel was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Darlington's offense. They lost 7-0 to Cuba City on Monday.
Boscobel's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Darlington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Boscobel was able to grind out a solid victory over Darlington in their previous matchup back in April, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boscobel since the squad 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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