After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Liberty Union, Bloom-Carroll was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Logan Elm Braves a 4-0 shutout. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Braves recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Emma Brandt made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Brandt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madelyn Gates, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Bulldogs
| 04/30/25 @ Logan Elm | 4-0 |
| 04/25/25 @ Bishop Watterson | 11-4 |
| 04/21/25 @ Circleville | 18-3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Hamilton Township | 17-0 |
| 04/14/25 @ Amanda-Clearcreek | 15-4 |
| + 3 more games |
Bloom-Carroll's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Logan Elm, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Bloom-Carroll will take on rival Fairfield Union at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Logan Elm is set to square off against their familiar foe Liberty Union at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Braves 3, the Lions 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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