The Boling Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Onalaska Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Boling gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Stafford by a score of 8-4. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly four runs.
Blake Ruiz and Vincent Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Ruiz went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Martinez got on base in both of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Arriaga, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Onalaska came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Lions by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1.
Boling has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Onalaska, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-7.
Boling couldn't quite get it done against Onalaska in their previous meeting back in March of 2018 as they fell 8-5. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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