The Bullard Knights will take on the Madera Coyotes at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bullard 3.2, Madera 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Bullard beats Madera with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went the Knights' way against Sanger on Monday as they made off with a 10-4 win. Considering the Knights have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Madera, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Edison 6-5. The victory continues a trend for the Coyotes in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Malea Ricks, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and three runs. Brilynn Santiago was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Madera was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Edison only posted a batting average of .222.
Bullard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Madera, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7.
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