Bishop LeBlond has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withthe Northeast Nodaway Blue Jays at 4:30 p.m. Bishop LeBlond hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Bishop LeBlond's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Maryville on Tuesday. They came up short against the Spoofhounds, falling 14-0.
Meanwhile, Northeast Nodaway had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Tigers.
Hadley Defreece made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). What's more, she also posted a .800 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted in her last six games. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Blair Nelson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Sasha Deardorff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northeast Nodaway kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Bishop LeBlond's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Northeast Nodaway, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Bishop LeBlond came out on top in a nail-biter against Northeast Nodaway when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Bishop LeBlond repeat their success, or does Northeast Nodaway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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