The Hylton Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Forest Park Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hylton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season.
Hylton proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 17) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Charles J. Colgan 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since April 25, 2024.
Alanis Layne
| 05/16/25 vs Charles J. Colgan | 7 |
| 05/12/25 vs Osbourn | 10 |
| 05/09/25 vs Woodbridge | 6 |
| 05/08/25 vs Massaponax | 9 |
| 05/02/25 @ Potomac Senior | 9 |
| + 4 more games |
Not much got past Alanis Layne, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Charles J. Colgan off the board. Layne has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Hylton's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luana Plummer, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 22 runs the game before, Forest Park was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They came up short against Woodbridge, falling 6-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Bruins were not able to get on the board.
Hylton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Forest Park, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7.
Hylton came out on top in a nail-biter against Forest Park in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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