The Bearden Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Grace Christian Academy Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bearden had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Maryville on Wednesday. The Bulldogs never let the Red Rebels get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Lions 11-0.
Bearden has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Grace Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
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