The Batavia Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Clark Montessori Cougars at 12:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Batavia took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Lynchburg-Clay onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Dom Hannah was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Hannah was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Patrick, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nick Scott, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Clark Montessori can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Hughes as Clark Montessori made off with a 19-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clark Montessori.
Like Batavia, Clark Montessori also got a great game from a two-way player: Garvin Dixon. Throwing, Dixon pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ethan Ernst tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At bat, Dixon scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Ernst scored a run and stole two bases.
In other batting news, Clark Montessori got a massive performance out of Carter Russell, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Reverman, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Batavia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Clark Montessori, they pushed their record up to 14-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Batavia has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Clark Montessori struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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