The Bullitt East Chargers will square off against the Whitefield Academy Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Bullitt East's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Whitefield Academy has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Bullitt East barely beat Holy Cross the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Chargers blew past the Cougars 11-1 on Thursday. Considering the Chargers have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Emma Thompson, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was her first of the season. Kinnley Murphy was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Bullitt East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Cross only posted an OBP of .235.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Whitefield Academy took on Fern Creek on Thursday. The Wildcats might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 16-3 to the Tigers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Bullitt East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Whitefield Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
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