The Bunker Hill Bears will be playing at home against the Bandys Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bunker Hill comes in on ten and Bandys on three.
Bunker Hill is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Hibriten (and have done all season long). Bunker Hill never let Hibriten onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Wednesday. With that win, Bunker Hill brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
The result came thanks to Serena Thurman's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gracie Setzer was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. Ivy Bowman was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bandys sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over McDowell on Thursday. That's two games straight that Bandys has won by just one run.
Owyen Lyall made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Lyall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Paige Barrymore was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Bunker Hill pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Bandys, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Bunker Hill skirted past Bandys 1-0 in their previous matchup on April 8th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lyall, who struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bunker Hill still be able to contain Lyall? There's only one way to find out.
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