Cerro Gordo/Bement is 0-7 against LeRoy since March of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Broncos will face off against the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Cerro Gordo/Bement turned things around against Hartsburg-Emden on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Stags a 13-0 shutout. With that victory, the Broncos brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Mya Durbin and Madisen Callaway made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Durbin didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Callaway pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those hits were Durbin's first of the season. At the plate, Durbin scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Callaway scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Rylan Petty was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Sierra Personette, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Cerro Gordo/Bement was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, LeRoy entered their tilt with Armstrong on Tuesday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 16-6 win. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly ten runs.
LeRoy pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Cerro Gordo/Bement, their record is now 2-4.
Cerro Gordo/Bement might still be hurting after the 20-1 loss they got from LeRoy when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Broncos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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