Mt. Zion hasn't had much luck against Luella recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Mt. Zion Bulldogs will welcome the Luella Lions at 5:30 p.m. Mt. Zion has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Monday just wasn't the day for Mt. Zion's offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (15-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, their shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Luella's part, they got a massive performance out of Arvis Croll, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Croll has become a key player for Luella: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Jayden Davis was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-2.
Luella always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .640. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
The victory was the third in a row for Luella, bringing their record for this year to 5-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.67 hits in those games compared to only 3.63 in the others. As for Mt. Zion, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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