The Empire Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Velma-Alma Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Things were looking good for Empire after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Rush Springs by a score of 8-7.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Velma-Alma and Elmore City-Pernell, and Velma-Alma kept the tradition alive. Velma-Alma narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Elmore City-Pernell 5-3.
Velma-Alma is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. Empire's loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Empire couldn't quite finish off Velma-Alma when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can Empire avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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