Bleckley County hasn't had much luck against Dodge County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bleckley County Royals are taking a road trip to square off against the Dodge County Indians at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bleckley County will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Central on Tuesday. Bleckley County's pitcher stepped up to hand Central a 13-0 shutout. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by eight runs or more this season.
Addison Hill was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August of 2023. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Zoey Adams was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lyric Stephens, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bleckley County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dodge County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Fighting Irish , sneaking past 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted since August 24, 2023.
Riley Graham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Dodge County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marissa Brown, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Josey Barton, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Bleckley County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Dodge County, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
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